PM Modi to visit Mauritius next week to attend national day celebrations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a twoday state visit to Mauritius beginning March 11 to grace the island nations national day celebrations as the chief guestA number of Memorandums of Understanding MoUs will be exchanged between the two sides during the visit the Ministry of External Affairs MEA said on FridayThe visit will reaffirm the strong and enduring bond between India and Mauritius and reinforce the shared commitment of both countries to enhance the bilateral relationship across all sectors it saidA contingent of Indian defence forces will also participate in the celebrations along with a ship from the Indian Navy it saidModi is travelling to Mauritius at the invitation of Prime Minister Navin RamgoolamPrime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a state visit to Mauritius on March 11 and 12 to attend the national day celebrations of Mauritius MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at his weekly media briefingThe national day celebrations of Mauritius will be on March 12Modi last visited Mauritius in 2015Jaiswal said Modi will call on the president of Mauritius meet the prime minister and hold meetings with senior dignitaries and leaders of political parties in the island nationThe prime minister will also interact with the members of the Indianorigin community and inaugurate the civil service college and the area health centre both built with Indias grant assistance the MEA said in a statementA number of MoUs will be exchanged during the visit it saidIndia and Mauritius share a close and special relationship rooted in shared historical cultural and people to people ties Further Mauritius forms an important part of Indias Vision SAGAR that is Security and growth for All in the Region it saidAn Indian Navy ship will also travel to Mauritius on the occasionIndia has close and longstanding relations with Mauritius an island nation in the Western Indian OceanA key reason for the special ties is the fact that Indian origin people comprise nearly 70 per cent of the island nations population of 12 millionSince 2005 India has been among the largest trading partners of MauritiusFor the financial year 20222023 Indian exports to Mauritius was USD 462 million while Mauritian exports to India was USD 9150 millionThe total trade volume was USD 554 millionTrade has grown by 132 per cent in the last 17 years from USD 206 million in 200506 to USD 554 million in 202223 according to official dataThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever