Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth accomped by his spouse Kobita Jugnauth and a high-level delegation will arrive in India for an eight-day visit starting Sunday.
The Mauritius Premier is arriving in India on the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
During his visit, Jugnauth will participate in the Ground-Breaking Ceremony of the WHO-Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar next Tuesday as well as in the Global Ayush Investment and Innovation Summit in Gandhinagar on Wednesday, along with PM Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
The Mauritius PM will also pay a visit to Varanasi apart from his official engagements in Gujarat and New Delhi.
"India and Mauritius enjoy uniquely close ties, bound by shared history, culture, and heritage. The upcoming visit will further strengthen the vibrant bilateral ties," MEA said.
Last week, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Secretary to the Cabinet of Mauritius NK Ballah in New Delhi and said the bilateral cooperation between the two countries was "progressing from strength to strength".
Earlier in January, PM Modi and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth had jointly inaugurated the India-assisted social housing units project in Mauritius virtually. They also launched the Civil Service College and 8 MW Solar PV Farm project in Mauritius that is being undertaken under India's development support.
( With inputs from ANI )
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