New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sultan of Oman Haitham Bin Tariq throughout their assembly on the Hyderabad Home, in New Delhi, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.(IANS/PIB)
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi can be holding conferences with the highest management, addressing parliament members moreover participating in interactions with the enterprise communities and Indian diaspora throughout this three nation go to to Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman, subsequent week.
PM Modi will embark on a bilateral go to to Jordan from December 15-16 on the invitation of King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein. In response to the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA), PM Modi will maintain talks with the Jordan King, work together with Indian diaspora and deal with a enterprise occasion in Amman.
“This can be Prime Minister’s first full-fledged bilateral go to to Jordan which is coinciding with the seventy fifth 12 months of firm of diplomatic relations between India and Jordan. A few of you could recall earlier Prime Minister Shri Modi had transited via Jordan in February 2018 whereas on his strategy to the state of Palestine. Regardless that it was a transit go to, distinctive courtesies have been accorded to him by His Majesty, the King making it greater than only a transit go to. This, the present full bilateral go to is going down after an interval of 37 years,” MEA’s Secretary (South), Neena Malhotra informed reporters on Friday throughout a particular press briefing on PM Modi’s three-nation go to.
The senior diplomat famous that India and Jordan share heat and pleasant relations marked by mutual belief and goodwill and the connection spans throughout sectors together with political, financial, defence and robust people-to-people ties. She said that the bilateral relations are marked by sturdy understanding on the management degree.
“For the reason that final go to of His Majesty in 2018, each the leaders have met 4 instances with the newest being on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Italy in June 2024. The leaders are in contact with one another telephonically as effectively and each the leaders additionally spoke just lately in April 2025 after the ghastly Pahalgam terror assaults throughout which His Majesty condemned the phobia assaults and mentioned that terrorism ought to be rejected in all its kinds and manifestations.”
Jordan has backed India’s battle towards terrorism and each international locations have cooperated in counter-terrorism efforts, together with by India’s participation within the initiatives such because the Aqaba course of. India and Jordan additionally share sturdy financial ties, with India being the third largest buying and selling companion of Jordan and the bilateral commerce between the 2 international locations is valued at 2.8 billion {dollars}. Jordan can be a number one provider of fertilizers for India, notably phosphates and potash. There’s additionally a three way partnership named Jordan India Fertilizer Firm JIFCO with an funding of 860 million {dollars} between IFCO of India and Jordan Phosphates Mines Firm JPMC of Jordan.
Jordan additionally has an Indian diaspora of greater than 17,500 individuals, who work in varied sectors resembling textiles, building, manufacturing and others.
Prime Minister Modi and the Jordan King are anticipated to deal with an India-Jordan enterprise occasion which can be attended by main businessmen from the each side. Prime Minister may even work together with the colourful Indian group in Jordan and go to the historic metropolis of Petra, a metropolis which shares historical commerce linkages with India, together with the Crown Prince.
PM Modi will then start a State Go to to Ethiopia the place he’ll maintain talks together with his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed, deal with a parliament session, work together with Indian group and have another engagements.
The MEA Secretary said that India and Ethiopia share a protracted historical past of partnership in sectors like schooling, skilling and capability constructing. She famous that India has been providing scholarship and coaching alternatives to Ethiopian college students and professionals via ITEC and ICCR scholarships. ITEC additionally continues to be very important platform for talent upgradation and re-skilling for human useful resource growth in Ethiopia.
This would be the first go to by an Indian Prime Minister to the nation since 2011.
“Ethiopia is a crucial and trusted companion within the International South and the African context. The Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed has been a distinguished participant and key speaker throughout the previous editions of the Voice of International South. The present go to displays India’s dedication in direction of deepening South-South cooperation and strengthening of partnership with Africa. The go to may even assist consolidate cooperation throughout a broad spectrum of areas, together with economic system, commerce, tradition, and people-to-people contacts. On the financial entrance, discussions are anticipated to concentrate on diversifying commerce, enhancing connectivity, and figuring out new alternatives for funding in infrastructure, IT, mining, agriculture, and manufacturing,” the MEA Secretary detailed.
India stays dedicated to working with Ethiopia to construct a steady, safe, and inclusive international order and in advancing Africa’s priorities in step with Agenda 2063 and customary international targets.
PM Modi’s third and ultimate cease throughout the three-nation tour could be Oman the place he would maintain talks with the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tarik.
Arun Kumar Chatterjee, Secretary (CPV and OIA), highlighted that this can be PM Modi’s second go to to Oman after his final go to in February 2018. Sultan Haitham bin Tariq State visited India in December 2023.
Elaborating on PM Modi’s engagements in Oman, he mentioned, “The Honourable Prime Minister will maintain complete evaluate of your entire spectrum of the bilateral relations with His Majesty the Sultan of Oman and in addition alternate views on regional and worldwide problems with mutual curiosity. He’s anticipated to deal with enterprise leaders from each the international locations at a enterprise discussion board and in addition deal with the Indian group in Oman.”
The MEA Secretary famous that India shares a particular partnership with Oman constructed on centuries-old contacts and underpinned by commerce linkages and people-to-people ties. The ties between India and Oman have advanced right into a strategic partnership characterised by strong cooperation in various areas. .
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