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VISITOR'S
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VISIT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
MINISTER TO BULGARIA,
MOROCCO AND SPAIN
External Aff airs Minister, Smt. Sushma Swaraj
undertook a four-day visit to Bulgaria, Morocco and
Spain from 16-19 February 2019. The visit to Bulgaria
was a follow-up visit to the State visit of the President
of India to Bulgaria in September last year. This
was the fi rst ever visit of an Indian External Aff airs
Minister to Bulgaria. In the second leg of her tour,
EAM visited Kingdom of Morocco. The visit was in
pursuit of India’s objective of enhanced engagement
with the Kingdom and provided an opportunity to hold
in-depth discussions on bilateral, regional and global
issues. In the last leg of her visit, EAM travelled to
Spain. During her visit, External Aff airs Minister held
a bilateral meeting with her counterpart to discuss
bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual concern.
External Affairs Minister and Ekaterina Zaharieva, Deputy Prime Minister and
Foreign Minister of Bulgaria hold delegation level talks in Sofi a
External Affairs Minister meets Nasser
Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Morocco in Rabat
External Affairs Minister meet Josep
Borrell Fontelles, Foreign Minister of
Spain at the Viana Palace, Madrid
OFFICIAL VISIT OF HIS SERENE HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT II
OF MONACO TO INDIA
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II
of Monaco paid an offi cial visit to India on
February 5, 2019. India and Monaco enjoy
very close and multi-faceted ties. The visit of
HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco provided an
opportunity for the two sides to review progress
in bilateral cooperation and discuss ways to
further expand the multi-faceted partnership
in areas of mutual interest. Economic and
technical cooperation are important facets of
the existing bilateral relations. It was agreed
that India’s rapid economic growth off ers an
enhanced investment opportunity for companies
from Monaco in various sectors. There is also
scope for business cooperation. India and
Monaco have shared interest in tackling climate
change and use of ocean resources along with
commitment for sustainable growth. The visit
also demonstrated willingness of both sides to
step up cooperation in the fi eld of renewable
energy, urban aff airs (including Smart Cities)
environment and climate issues.
President Ram Nath Kovind meets Prince
Albert II, Head of State of Principality of
Monaco in Rashtrapati Bhawan,
New Delhi (February 05, 2019)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets
Prince Albert II, Head of State of
Principality of Monaco in Hyderabad
House, New Delhi (February 05, 2019)
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