{"id":32612,"date":"2017-02-17T00:27:02","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T00:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/india-vice-president-to-visit-rwanda\/"},"modified":"2017-02-18T07:11:43","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T07:11:43","slug":"india-vice-president-to-visit-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/india-vice-president-to-visit-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"India vice president to visit Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"

{The Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari will soon embark on a five-day visit to Rwanda and Uganda, seeking to further boost ties with them and broaden India’s diplomatic footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa.}<\/p>\n

Ansari along with wife Salma will visit Rwanda from February 19-21 and Uganda from February 21-23, during which he would be accompanied by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Vijay Sampla, four MPs, senior officials and a business and media delegation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first high-level visit to Rwanda from India and the visit is taking place shortly after the official visit of President of Rwanda for the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in January 2017,\u201d a senior MEA official told reporters.<\/p>\n

MEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said during this visit, the Vice President would be meeting the President of Rwanda, and the Vice President of the Senate and deliver an address at the University of Rwanda.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Vice President would pay homage at the genocide museum (in Kigali), interact with the Indian community in Kigali and attend a banquet hosted by the Prime Minister of Rwanda,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndia-Rwanda relations are marked by cordiality, convergence of views and cooperation on major international issues and an increasing bilateral trade and investments, greater people-to-people contact and a deep sense of mutual respect.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the official visit of President Paul Kagame to India from January 9-11, a decision to give strategic content to our partnership was taken,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

From Rwanda, Ansari will proceed to Uganda for his visit to that country from February 21-23.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the visit, the Vice President would be meeting the Vice President of Uganda and the President of Uganda. The Vice President (Ansari) would also interact with the India community in Kampala,\u201d Swarup said.<\/p>\n

The senior MEA official said that this will be the \u201cfirst high-level bilateral visit from India to Uganda since 1997, i.e., after 21 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Relations between India and Uganda are characterised by historical cultural linkages, extensive economic and trade interest, and a convergence on major bilateral and international issues, the MEA Spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe visit is expected to deepen and expand the bilateral relationships,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cThe forthcoming visit of the Vice-President is part of the conscious broadening of India\u2019s diplomatic footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa, especially in the Great Lakes region,\u201d the senior official said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe will also address India-Uganda Business Forum.<\/p>\n

Besides, the Vice President would also be paying floral tribute to the bust of Mahatma Gandhi at a place called Jinja.<\/p>\n

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Source:India<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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