Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to Mauritius on March 11-12, at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Naveen Chandra Ramgoolam. During this visit, PM Modi will attend the National Day celebrations of Mauritius as the chief guest on March 12.
Ahead of the visit, Indian High Commissioner to Mauritius, Anurag Srivastava, emphasized the strong bond between the two nations, describing it as “truly special.”
“This is a truly special relationship and this relationship has matured into a very strong, robust and multifaceted partnership. This partnership spans areas like maritime security cooperation, development partnership, capacity building, health and education and various other areas,” Srivastava told media.
He further expressed expectations of significant agreements being reached in key areas such as maritime security and capacity building. “In the meetings between the two Prime Ministers, we anticipate that there will be very important agreements and announcements that will be made following these meetings. It is expected that there would be agreements in the areas of maritime security in order to take forward a maritime security partnership, as well as in areas like capacity building and others,” he added.
The Indian envoy also highlighted the broad scope of India-Mauritius relations, which include cooperation in health, education, and strong trade and investment ties.
Discussing the deep-rooted historical and cultural connections, Srivastava said, “These are bonds of shared history, shared culture, shared heritage and these bonds which have matured into a modern relationship. This relationship also has a lot of elements of capacity building, cooperation of health and education, cooperation of a very strong trade and investment ties and this visit is expected to take forward this relationship in all its various aspects and dimensions.”
Regarding preparations for PM Modi’s visit, the Indian High Commissioner noted that several special events have been arranged. “We have organized a community reception where we expect a very large number of people to be coming…For the national day celebrations, we have an Indian marching contingent. We have an Indian naval ship which will be coming to Mauritius, especially on this occasion, and in the ceremony itself, we have an Akash Ganga skydiving team which will be participating.”
PM Modi’s visit is expected to further enhance the strategic and economic partnership between India and Mauritius, reinforcing their long-standing diplomatic and cultural ties.