0aKender 6inJK .an\aO to Ee ,ndia¶s aPEassador in 3araPariEo

0ahender 6ingh Kanyal wil reportedly become the new ambassador of India to 6uriname. The decision was recently made by the &ouncil of 0inisters in India. Kanyal will soon leave for 6uriname to present his credentials. It has not been ruled out that he will also be part of the presidential delegation that is e[pected to visit 6uriname ne[t month. The council announced that ³Kanyal will soon assume office.” Kanyal will officially replace 6atendar Kumar who will return to India after having been India¶s ambassador to 6uriname for over two years. Kanyal who is currently still the director at India¶s 0inistry of ([ternal Affairs has gained a lot of political e[perience in (urope, Asia and the 0iddle (ast and he also speaks several languages fluently. +e¶s reportedly looking forward to his mission in 6uriname where he will mainly focus his attention on the development of culture e[change and groups that have been neglected pedagogically. ³6uriname and India have many similarities when it comes to civili]ation and culture,” said India¶s future ambassador to 6uriname.

³+indi and BhoMpuri are spoken but also 'utch and (nglish. It will be a very uniTue e[perience to work there,” Kanyal told reporters in India. The preparations for the official visit of Indian president 5am 1ath Kovind are in full swing. 3resident will not stay long in 6uriname because he will also visit neighboring *uyana and possibly Trinidad and Tobago. The president¶s main destination in this part of the world is 6uriname.