New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday departed from Delhi on a three-nation tour, beginning with a visit to Jordan at the invitation of King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein.
He will be in Jordan from December 15 to 16, during which he will hold talks with King Abdullah II to review the full range of India-Jordan relations and exchange views on regional developments. The visit coincides with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries and is expected to give fresh momentum to bilateral engagement. The Prime Minister will also meet members of the Indian community in Jordan.
In his departure statement, Prime Minister Modi said he was embarking on a three-nation visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Sultanate of Oman — three nations with which India shares age-old civilizational ties and extensive contemporary bilateral relations.
In the second leg, Prime Minister Modi will travel to Ethiopia from December 16 to 17. This will be his first visit to Ethiopia. He will hold detailed discussions with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on all aspects of bilateral ties. Addis Ababa also serves as the headquarters of the African Union. Modi noted that during India’s G20 Presidency in 2023, the African Union was admitted as a permanent member of the G20. In Addis Ababa, he will meet Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali and the Indian diaspora, and will address a Joint Session of the Ethiopian Parliament, sharing his thoughts on India’s democratic journey and the India-Ethiopia partnership’s contribution to the Global South.
The Ministry of External Affairs said the Ethiopia visit will reaffirm the shared commitment of both countries, as partners in the Global South, to deepen friendship and cooperation.
In the final leg, Prime Minister Modi will visit Oman from December 17 to 18 at the invitation of Sultan Haitham bin Tarik. This will be his second visit to Oman. In Muscat, he will discuss strengthening the Strategic Partnership and commercial and economic ties, and will address the Indian diaspora in Oman. The visit coincides with 70 years of diplomatic relations and follows the Sultan of Oman’s State visit to India in December 2023.
Both sides are expected to review cooperation in trade, investment, energy, defence, security, technology, agriculture and culture, and to exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. (ANI)
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