PM Modi First Indian PM to Visit Guyana in 56 Years, Receives Warm Welcome from President Irfaan Ali

Georgetown: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Guyana on last leg of his three-nation visit after attending G20 Summit in Brazil.

In an unprecedented gesture, prime minister was received at airport by President Irfan Ali and over a dozen cabinet ministers, officials said.

Modi's arrival marks first visit of an Indian prime minister to Guyana in more than 50 years.

Modi, who is visiting Guyana at invitation of President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, will remain in country till November 21.

During his visit, Modi will meet Ali and exchange views on giving strategic direction to unique relationship between two countries.

He will also pay respect to one of oldest Indian diasporas, which migrated more than 185 years ago, and engage a fellow democracy with an dress in Guyana's parliament.

According to MEA, re are around 3,20,000 people of Indian origin in Guyana.

Modi will also join leers from Caribbean partner countries for second India-CARICOM Summit.

prime minister has been on a three-nation visit that included a "productive" trip to Nigeria, where he held bilateral talks with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and interacted with Indian community.

Modi was also conferred with country's national award -- Grand Commander of Order of Niger (GCON). It was 17th international award conferred on Modi by a country.

Modi's visit to Nigeria was first trip to West African country by an Indian prime minister in 17 years.

From Nigeria, Modi travelled to Brazil to attend G20 Summit.

In Brazil, he met global leers, including US President Joe Biden , French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

On Monday, Modi briefly interacted with Biden on sidelines of summit in ir first exchanges following US presidential election.

During an dress at a session of summit on Monday, Modi said India's G20 me of "One Earth, One Family, One Future" was as relevant at latest summit as it was last year.

countries of Global South are most versely impacted by food, fuel and fertiliser crisis caused by global conflicts and G20 must focus on dressing it, prime minister said.

Biden, Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Macron and Starmer were among leers attending two-day summit in Rio de Janeiro.

On Tuesday, Modi held several bilateral meetings on sidelines of summit.

He met leers from Brazil, Italy, Indonesia and Portugal, Norway, Chile, Argentina, Egypt, South Korea and discussed ways to deepen ties in sectors such as defence, security, tre and technology. 

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