Trade in focus of Brazil Prez visit
NEW DELHI: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will arrive in India on January 24 for a four-day visit, during which he will be the chief guest at the annual Republic Day parade and hold talks with the Indian leadership on bolstering trade and investment.
Bolsonaro, who is visiting at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be accompanied by seven ministers, the chairman of Brazil-india Friendship Group in Brazil’s Parliament, senior officials and a delegation of over 80 businessmen.
India and Brazil will sign more than 15 agreements and launch an action plan for their strategic partnership during the visit, Brazil’s ambassador André Aranha
Corrêa do Lago said on Tuesday.
“We are going to [sign] more than 15 agreements with the government and institutions. We are also going to launch a plan of action for our strategic partnership. We want to make our strategic partnership more dynamic,” Lago was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
The visit will also focus on strengthening cooperation in energy, agriculture and defence, he added. This is Bolsonaro’s first state visit to India. Former presidents of Brazil have been the chief guest at the Republic Day parades in 1996 and 2004.
On January 25, Bolsonaro will meet his Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind, who will host a banquet in his honour, and he will hold talks with Modi. Vice president M Venkaiah Naidu and external affairs minister S Jaishankar will also meet Bolsonaro.
On January 27, Bolsonaro will address business leaders at the India-brazil Business Forum.
The external affairs ministry said India and Brazil share a “close and multifaceted relationship” based on a common global vision, shared democratic values and a commitment to foster economic growth of both countries.