PM of Papua New Guinea touches ft of PM Narendra Modi
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On twenty first May 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Papua New Guinea after attending the G7 meeting in Japan. While receiving him on the airport, Papua New Guinea’s prime minister James Marape displayed a surprising gesture by touching his ft. This was adopted by a hug between the two counterparts, after which PM Modi was launched to totally different officers.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Papua New Guinea for the second leg of his three-nation go to after concluding his go to to Japan. He was acquired by Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape. pic.twitter.com/U94yUQ2aCl
— ANI (@ANI) May 21, 2023
Prime Minister Modi acquired a very warmth welcome inside the island nation as he grew to grow to be the first Indian Prime Minister to go to the nation. The Indians in Papua New Guinea have been seen cheering on and clicking selfies with the Prime Minister. Many Indians, proper now, raised slogans like ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, and ‘Har Har Modi, Ghar Ghar Modi’.
#WATCH | People from the Indian diaspora welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrives in Papua New Guinea. pic.twitter.com/O2DfVjSRyd
— ANI (@ANI) May 21, 2023
After concluding his go to to Japan for the G7 superior economies summit, Prime Minister Modi departed the nation on Sunday. Papua New Guinea is the second nation in his three-nation tour. Australia is the third nation on the itemizing. Before leaving for the tour, PM Modi launched a press launch throughout which he shared particulars in regards to the schedule of his tour.
About his go to to Papua New Guinea, he talked about inside the assertion, “From Japan, I will be visiting Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. This will be my first visit, as also the first-ever visit by any Indian Prime Minister, to Papua New Guinea. I will host on 22 May 2023 the 3rd Summit of the Forum for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC III Summit) jointly with Mr James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. I am grateful that all 14 Pacific Island Countries (PIC) have accepted the invitation to attend this important Summit. FIPIC had been launched during my visit to Fiji in 2014, and I look forward to engaging with the PIC Leaders on issues that bring us together, such as climate change and sustainable development, capacity building and training, health and well-being, infrastructure and economic development.”
He added, “Apart from the FIPIC engagements, I look forward to my bilateral interactions with Papua New Guinea Governor-General Sir Bob Dadae, Prime Minister Marape and some of the other PIC Leaders participating in the Summit.”
After Papua New Guinea, PM Modi will journey to Australia. Sharing particulars about that, he talked about inside the assertion, “I will be travelling to Sydney, Australia at the invitation of Prime Minister Albanese. I look forward to our bilateral meeting, which will be an opportunity to take stock of our bilateral ties and follow up on our first India-Australia Annual Summit held in New Delhi in March this year. I will also interact with Australian CEOs and business leaders, and meet the Indian community in Sydney at a special event.”
Papua New Guinea is an island nation located north of Australia, occupying the jap half of New Guinea island, along with various smaller islands inside the Melanesia space inside the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The western half of the New Guinea island is part of Indonesia.
