Portuguese PM to be on two-day visit to India

Prime
Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costa will be on a two-day visit in India from
today. He will attend the second meeting of the Organising Committee on the
celebrations for the 150th Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The
Organising Committee meeting will be headed by President Ram Nath Kovind. The
Portuguese Prime Minister is also scheduled to hold official talks with Prime
Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow afternoon.

This will be
the third official meeting between the two leaders in a span of 3 years.

They have
met on the sidelines of various multilateral events. This visit will be Mr
Costa’s first bilateral visit outside Europe after being re-elected as Prime
Minister on 6th of October.

According to
the sources the meeting will be highlighting the topics such as  bilateral relations, including in several new
areas such as science and technology, defence, startups, shipping, youth
exchanges and culture.

This visit
will provide another opportunity for the leaders to review the whole gamut of
bilateral relations and forge closer cooperation in areas of mutual interest.