President Murmu arrives in Mauritius on 3-day state visit
Port Louis, Mauritius - President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Mauritius on a three day state visit, her first one, on Monday.
In a special gesture, the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth welcomed Murmu at the airport with full honours.
“President Droupadi Murmu @rashtrapatibhvn arrives in Mauritius on a 3-day State Visit,” the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal wrote in a post on X.
As a significant highlight of the visit, Murmu will be the chief guest at the national day celebrations of Mauritius, marking a new milestone in the longstanding friendship between the two countries.
As the sixth Indian president to grace the Mauritian national day as the chief guest since 2000, Murmu’s state visit underscores the longstanding and enduring ties between India and Mauritius. “It reaffirms the continued commitment of both countries to further strengthen the bilateral relationship across all sectors and deepen our close people-to-people ties,” the MEA said in a statement earlier.
“A new milestone in IndiaMauritius ties! President Droupadi Murmu @rashtrapatibhvn embarks on a State Visit to Mauritius. President will attend the Mauritius National Day celebrations as the Chief Guest tomorrow,” said Jaiswal in his earlier post on X.
A contingent of the Indian Navy will participate in the celebrations along with two ships of the Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron - INS Tir and CGS Sarathi, the MEA release said.
Murmu will hold bilateral meetings with the President of the Republic of Mauritius, Prithvirajsing Roopun and the prime minister.
In addition, the president will meet the Speaker of the Mauritius National Assembly, the chief justice of the Mauritian supreme court and important Mauritian leaders.
During the visit, Murmu and the Mauritian PM will jointly inaugurate 14 India-assisted projects, showcasing the growing expanse and multifaceted nature of India’s vibrant development partnership with Mauritius that constitutes a key pillar of the bilateral relationship.
The president will also witness exchange of important bilateral agreements that seek to further strengthen the robust bilateral institutional collaboration and capacity-building cooperation between the two countries, the MEA release added.
Additionally, she will address Mauritian youth at the University of Mauritius and socio-cultural organisations, members of the Indian diaspora and the Indian community at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute.