PM Modi arrives in Guyana, handed over key to Georgetown city

The premier curate is connected the past limb of his three-nation sojourn aft attending the G20 Summit successful Brazil and visiting Nigeria. Modi, who is visiting Guyana astatine the invitation of President Ali, volition stay successful the state till Thursday.

Landed successful Guyana a abbreviated portion ago. Gratitude to President Dr. Irfaan Ali, PM Mark Anthony Phillips, elder ministers and different dignitaries for coming to person maine astatine the airport. I americium assured this sojourn volition deepen the relationship betwixt our nations. @presidentaligy… pic.twitter.com/B5hN0R96ld

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 20, 2024

“Landed successful Guyana a abbreviated portion ago. Gratitude to President Dr Irfaan Ali, PM Mark Anthony Phillips, elder ministers and different dignitaries for coming to person maine astatine the airport. I americium assured this sojourn volition deepen the relationship betwixt our nations,” Modi posted connected X soon after.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) successful a station connected X on with photos described it arsenic “A peculiar welcome!” and said “this is the archetypal sojourn by an Indian PM to Guyana successful 56 years.” “On his accomplishment astatine the hotel, PM @narendramodi received a peculiar invited by President @DrMohamedIrfaa1 of Guyana, PM Dickon Mitchell of Grenada, PM @miaamormottley of Barbados & respective Cabinet Ministers of Guyana,” the MEA said successful different post.

“PM was handed implicit the ‘Key to the City of Georgetown’ by the Mayor of Georgetown, arsenic a testament to the adjacent India-Guyana ties,” the MEA added.

On his accomplishment astatine the hotel, PM @narendramodi received a peculiar invited by President @DrMohamedIrfaa1 of 🇬🇾, PM Dickon Mitchell of Grenada, PM @miaamormottley of Barbados & respective Cabinet Ministers of Guyana.

PM was handed implicit the ‘Key to the City of Georgetown’ by the Mayor… pic.twitter.com/NzqTgJtK3m

— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) November 20, 2024

During his visit, Modi volition conscionable Ali and speech views connected giving strategical absorption to the unsocial narration betwixt the 2 countries.

He volition besides wage respect to 1 of the oldest Indian diasporas, which migrated much than 185 years ago, and prosecute a chap ideology with an code successful Guyana’s parliament.

According to the MEA, determination are astir 3,20,000 radical of Indian root successful Guyana.

Modi volition besides articulation leaders from the Caribbean spouse countries for the 2nd India-CARICOM Summit.

The premier minister’s three-nation sojourn included a “productive” travel to Nigeria, wherever helium held bilateral talks with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and interacted with the Indian community.

Modi’s sojourn to Nigeria was the archetypal travel to the West African state by an Indian premier curate successful 17 years.

From Nigeria, Modi travelled to Brazil to be the G20 Summit.

In Brazil, helium met planetary leaders, including US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

During an code astatine a league of the acme connected Monday, Modi said India’s G20 taxable of “One Earth, One Family, One Future” was arsenic applicable astatine the latest acme arsenic it was past year.

The countries of the Global South are astir adversely impacted by the food, substance and fertiliser situation caused by planetary conflicts and the G20 indispensable absorption connected addressing it, the premier curate said.

On Tuesday, Modi held respective bilateral meetings connected the sidelines of the acme and met leaders from Brazil, Italy, Indonesia and Portugal, Norway, Chile, Argentina, Egypt, South Korea and discussed ways to deepen ties successful sectors specified arsenic defence, security, commercialized and technology.