Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be departing on a five-nation tour on 4 June, 2016. He will be visiting Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland, the United States and Mexico.
Prime Minister Modi will begin his visit on 4 June, in Herat, Afghanistan, where he, along with the President of Afghanistan Dr. Ashraf Ghani, will inaugurate the Afghan-India Friendship Dam, previously known as Salma Dam.
The PM will then be visiting the state of Qatar on 4-5 June. He will be meeting with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim and discussing bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest.
PM Modi will visit Switzerland from 5-6 June. He will meet with the Prime Minister and the President of the Swiss Confederation, Mr. Johann Schneider-Ammann.
The PM will head to the United States for a bilateral visit on 7-8 June. He will be meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, aiming to consolidate bilateral progress made in diverse areas such as economy, energy, environment, defence and security, and to intensify cooperation for the future. He will also be addressing a Joint Meeting of the U.S. Congress, as well as interacting with the CEOs of major U.S. companies.
On 8 June, the PM Modi will visit Mexico for a brief working visit. He will be meeting with the President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto. The two leaders will be discussing bilateral cooperation in areas such as space, energy, agriculture and science and technology among others.