Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a six-day visit to Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana today.

In the first leg of his three-nation visit, Prime Minister Modi will travel to Nigeria at the invitation of Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This will be the first visit by a Prime Minister of India to Nigeria in 17 years.

During his two-day stay in Nigeria, the Prime Minister will hold talks with top leadership to review the strategic partnership between the two countries and discuss further avenues to enhance the bilateral relationship. He will also address a gathering of the Indian community in Nigeria.

India and Nigeria have been strategic partners since 2007 with growing economic, energy and defence collaboration. More than 200 Indian companies have invested over 27 billion dollars in important sectors in Nigeria. The two countries also share a strong development cooperation partnership.

From Nigeria, Prime Minister Modi will travel to the Brazilian city of Rio De Janeiro on the 18th of this month to attend the G20 Summit hosted by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. India is part of the G20 Troika along with Brazil and South Africa and has been actively contributing to the ongoing G20 Summit discussions.

During the summit, Prime Minister Modi will present India’s positions on various global issues and build on the outcomes of the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration, as well as the Voice of the Global South Summits, both hosted by India in the past two years. Mr Modi is also expected to meet several leaders on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.
On the third and final leg, Prime Minister Modi will undertake a state visit to Guyana from the 19th to 21st of November.

This visit to Guyana will be the first by an Indian Prime Minister since 1968. Last year, the President of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, visited India as the Chief Guest at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at Indore in Madhya Pradesh. He was also awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman. During his visit, Prime Minister Modi will hold discussions with President Ali, meet other senior leaders of Guyana, address the Parliament of Guyana and address a gathering of the Indian diaspora.

In Guyana’s Georgetown, the Prime Minister will also participate in the Second CARICOM-India Summit and hold meetings with leaders of CARICOM member countries to further enhance India’s long-standing friendship with the region.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is an intergovernmental organisation of 15 member states in the Caribbean region having the primary objective to promote economic integration and cooperation among the members.