India Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Guyana and he received a warm welcome by the President along with other cabinet ministers of the state.
Shri Narendra Modi received a ceremonial welcome and a guard of honour on his arrival. Prime Minister Modi is also expected to address the special sitting of the Guyanese Parliament.
Indian Prime Minister is also joined by the leaders from the Caribbean Partner countries for the 2nd India CARICOM Summit.
First Visit by Indian Prime Minister
PM Narendra Modi becomes the first Indian PM to visit Guyana in 56 years.
In an unprecedented gesture, he was received at the airport by Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana and over a dozen cabinet ministers. pic.twitter.com/QS3gKaxYv0— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2024
Prime Minister Modi also attended the G-20 Summit in Rio De Janiero and met the global leaders including the French President, former U.S President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Guyana will be the last destination of the 3-day tour of the Indian Prime Minister. He also held bilateral talks with the world leaders on Monday.
Met Jonas Masetti and his team. I had mentioned him during one of the #MannKiBaat programmes for his passion towards Vedanta and the Gita. His team presented glimpses of the Ramayan in Sanskrit. It is commendable how Indian culture is making an impact all over the world. pic.twitter.com/4Voy0OKt9X— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 20, 2024
In a press briefing ahead of PM’s visit to Guyana, the Ministry of External Affairs had noted that Prime Minister’s visit comes at the invitation of Guyanese President Mohammad Irfaan Ali.
Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (East) Jaideep Mazumdar said, “Recently, there has been an uptick in high-level contacts between India and Guyana. President Irfaan Ali himself was a chief guest at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in January 2023”.
He added, “We have had a longstanding developmental partnership with Guyana, and this is in the fields of health, connectivity, and renewable power. The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) built an ocean-going ferry, which we supplied to Guyana last year. We also supplied two HAL 228 aircraft under a line of credit to Guyana this year. Solar lighting for about 30,000 indigenous communities has been provided to 30,000 households. And we have so far had 800 ITEC alumni from Guyana who have studied in India.
PM Welcomed by Sanskrit Chants
We hope to partner with them in a number of fields, including in hydrocarbons, but also in areas of healthcare, education and defence.”
Elaborating on the Guyana visit, Mazumdar said that the PM will engage in delegation-level talks with President Irfaan Ali.
Prime Minister Modi was welcomed in Brazil by Sanskrit Chants sung by the members of the Indian community.
A lot of Cultural Performances were also organized by the Brazilian Prime Minister to honour Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
During his Brazil visit, he also spoke to the Former U.S President on the sidelines of the G-2 summit.
