- Prime Minister Modi is visiting the island nation at the invitation of his Mauritius counterpart Navinchandra Ramgulam, who warmly welcomed him at the airport. During his visit, the Indian Premier will hold meetings with the top leadership of Mauritius and both countries will sign several treaties providing capacity building and cooperation in areas of cross -border financial offenses.
- A contingent of the Indian Navy will participate in the 57th National Day celebrations of the nation on Wednesday with a warship of the Indian Navy and the Akash Ganga Skidoving Team of the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force.
- Before leaving for Mauritius, PM Modi said on Monday that his visit would open a “new and bright” chapter in relations between the two nations. In his statement of his departure, the Prime Minister said that “he was eager to” join Mauritius’ leadership to enhance our partnership in all his aspects and strengthen our permanent friendship for our progress and prosperity.
- Modi said, “Mauritius is a close sea neighbor, a prominent partner in the Indian Ocean, and is an entrance to the African continent. We are connected to history, geography and culture … Deep Mutual Trust, a shared belief in the values ​​of democracy, and our diversity is our strength.”
- During his two -day stay, Modi will call the President of Mauritius, meet the Prime Minister, and will hold meetings with senior dignitaries and leaders of political parties in the island nation. He will also interact with members of the Indian community, and inaugurated the Civil Service College and Area Health Center, both built with India’s grant aid.
- According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the Indian Navy and Mauritius officials will sign a technical agreement on the exchange of information on white shipping during the Prime Minister’s visit. Both sides will also sign several agreements in the field of capacity building, bilateral trade, will deal with financial crimes crossing the border and promote small and medium enterprises.
- In addition, the National Center for Ocean Information Services and Mauritius Prime Minister’s Office will sign a memorandum (MoU) to create a framework (MoU) to create a framework to cooperate in the Meritime Zone Management and Ocean Overview and Research. India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Mauritius’s Financial Crime Commission will also sign an MoU for combating financial offenses. The purpose of Pact is to increase cooperation in intelligence and technical assistance to combat money laundering and related crimes.
- The Prime Minister first visited Mauritius in 2015 and 1998. The official account of the Modi collection shared a glimpse of his October 1998 journey of “Mini India” as National General Secretary of BJP to address the International Ramayana Conference in Moka. During his 2015 tour as an Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Modi announced India’s principle of maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean region, Sagar (security and development for all in the region).
- India is one of the biggest trading partners of Mauritius, a former British and French colony, a former British and French colony. One of the main reasons for special relations is that people of Indian origin include about 70 percent of the population of the island nation 1.2 million (12 lakhs).
- Next to the Prime Minister’s visit, India said on Saturday that it supports the island nation in its efforts to reach a mutually beneficial deal with Britain on Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean. The issue is expected to attend Modi’s conversation with Prime Minister Ramgulam of Mauritius. In October last year, the UK announced its decision to hand over the sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius after more than half a century under a historic agreement.
