6 December 2015

President of Mauritius to visit India



President of Mauritius to visit India

The President of Mauritius,  Dr. Bibi Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim will be in India from 6-10 December, 2015.

Dr. Gurib-Fakim is to meet her Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee, their bilateral is intended to strengthen ties between the two nations. She is also set to meet Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj.

On Tuesday, she will travel to Telengana where she will meet the Governor, E. S. L. Narasimhan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Mauritius in March this year and the two countries signed five agreements to provide momentum to bilateral cooperation. Modi also pledged a concessional line of credit of $500 million for civil infrastructure projects in Mauritius.

 

India-Mauritius Bilateral Relations

Total Bilateral Trade (2014-2015): $1,921 million (approx.)

Total Indian Exports (2014-2015): $1,900 million (approx.)

Total Indian Imports (2014-2015): $21.19 million (approx.)

 

All figures have been taken from Ministry of External Affairs, Country Briefs