President of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, will pay an official visit to India from October 27th to 29th. He will be accompanied by his spouse, Begona Gomez. The External Affairs Ministry said in a statement that this will be his first visit to India. The visit of the President of Spain is taking place after 18 years. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi and President Sanchez have met several times on the sidelines of multilateral meetings.

During the visit, President Sanchez will hold delegation-level talks with Prime Minister Modi. The two leaders will inaugurate the Final Assembly Line Plant of C295 aircraft at Vadodara, a flagship “Make in India” initiative in the aviation sector that is being set up by Tata Advanced Systems in collaboration with Airbus Spain. External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will call on President Sanchez during his visit.

President Sanchez will also visit Mumbai, where he will interact with trade and industry leaders, think tanks, and the film industry. A number of MoUs and agreements are expected to be signed during the visit, which shall give a fillip to bilateral cooperation.

India and Spain enjoy close and friendly relations. The bilateral ties got a fresh impetus after Prime Minister Modi visited Spain in 2017. President Sanchez’s visit will be an opportunity to review the entire gamut of bilateral relations and further deepen the partnership across various sectors.