Shri Venkaiah Naidu will visit the Union of Comoros and Sierra Leone from 10-14 October, 2019. This will be the first ever high-level visit from India to the two countries. He will be accompanied with a high-level delegation.
He was in Comoros from October 10-October 12. He had a detailed bilateral meeting with President H. E. Mr. Azali Assoumani and will meet Hon’ble Mr. Abdou Ousseni, President of the Assembly of the Union of Comoros and will address the Parliament Session. India and Comoros have signed important MoUs in the fields of defence cooperation, education, health and culture. The Vice President announced financial assistance from India for Comoros. The Vice President’s announcement includes one million US dollars for medicine and medical equipment and one million US dollars for transportation development and the auto industry. He also received the highest civilian honour is’ The Order of the Green Crescent
Vice President was in Sierra Leone from October 12-October 14. He had detailed bilateral meeting with President of Sierra Leone, H. E. Brig (Rtd.) Julius Maada Wonie Bio on 13 October and will meet Speaker of Sierra Leone Parliament Mr. Abass Chernor Bundu and Foreign Minister Mr. Nabeela Farida Tunia. Hon’ble Vice President also interacted with Indian community on 13 October 2019. India announced a Line of Credit of US$ 30 million to Sierra Leone for Irrigation development