Brasilia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday left for Namibia after concluding his two-day visit to Brazil, where he attended the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro and held talks with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on various issues, including trade and terrorism.
“A memorable visit to Brazil concludes with a successful 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro and a State visit in Brasilia. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on the last stop of his 5 country visit- Namibia,” the Ministry o External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X.
Modi is on a five-nation visit, and Namibia will be his last stop.
PM Modi will hold bilateral talks with President Nandi-Ndaitwah while in Namibia. He will also deliver an address at the Parliament there, just like his address to the Parliament in Ghana.
Besides, the Prime Minister will pay homage to the Founding Father and first President of Namibia, Late Dr. Sam Nujoma.
“The visit of Prime Minister is a reiteration of India’s multi-faceted and deep-rooted historical ties with Namibia,” a part of the Ministry of External Affairs press release read.
PM Modi departed for Windhoek, Namibia, on Wednesday after concluding his two-day visit to Brazil, where he attended the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro. He was conferred with Brazil’s highest civilian honour, the Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross.
The third stop in PM Modi’s five-nation tour was Argentina, where India and Argentina agreed to enhance collaboration in trade, defence, technology, space, and pharmaceuticals. It was the first bilateral visit to Argentina by an Indian Prime Minister in 57 years.
Before that, he visited Trinidad & Tobago on July 3-4 at the invitation of Kamla Persad-Bissessar. In one of the significant developments during PM Modi’s visit, the country added itself to the list of seven countries across the globe to implement transactions through India’s BHIM app using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
His first stop on the five-nation tour was Ghana, the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the country in over 30 years. During his visit, the PM addressed a special session of the Parliament in Accra, and vowed that India is a committed partner in the development of African nations.
