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New Delhi: India said Friday that it was not in "competition" with China on the African continent, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will start a In addition to bilateral visits to Rwanda and Uganda, PM Modi will travel to South Africa for Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa). Summit
India is expected to sign a defense agreement with its strategic partner, Rwanda, and also offer 200 cows to a Rwandan government welfare scheme for the poorest families. India, which has already opened a $ 400 million credit line in Rwanda, is expected to conclude two LDCs worth $ 100 million each for the economic development of the African country where New Delhi is expected soon. open his diplomatic mission. An "Expanded Defense Framework Agreement" will also be signed with Rwanda
During his visit to Uganda, Mr. Modi will address the Ugandan Parliament.
New Delhi will also extend, for the first time, two letters of In 1965, in South Africa, PM Modi, along with other Brics leaders, will discuss the situation in the various "global hot spots" that preoccupy the world and also trade issues. He will also participate in a variety of other engagements, including the first-ever Brics Leadership Retreat, where the five Brics leaders will discuss various issues in an informal setting. Chinese President Xi Jinping is also expected to attend the summit and it seems likely that the two leaders will hold a bilateral meeting, although the MEA has not confirmed it at this stage.
In response to a question, MEA Secretary (Economic Relations) TS Tirumurti said, "I do not think we (India) are seeing any competition with China in Africa at all. Africans go back a long way … it's on a very solid basis of development, cooperation and security, and I do not think we're looking at the relationship with African countries in terms of relations with another country. "
It is well known that China has already made multi-billion dollar investments in Africa. Verry much. New Delhi is also doing its utmost to provide economic assistance to African countries and to engage with them.
PM Modi will be accompanied during his visit by an official delegation, but a large delegation of Indian Affairs should also visit at that time. . Prime Minister Modi's visit is part of India's outreach initiative to Africa.
million. Modi will visit Rwanda on July 23 and 24. He will travel to Uganda on July 24th and 25th and then to South Africa from July 25th to 27th.
India has tightened its ties with Rwanda for a strategic partnership in January 2017. India will also soon be opening a mission to Rwanda, MEA officials said. "Rwanda has received our line of credit up to $ 400 million, and during the visit we are planning two lines of credit: one for $ 100 million for the development of industrial parks and $ 100 million for Agriculture and irrigation, "said Tirumurti. PM Modi will also pay tribute to the Kigali Genocide Memorial.
In Rwanda, the donation of 200 cows will be a contribution of India as part of a social protection scheme of the Rwandan government where the poorest families are gifted cows by the government, declared the MEA. "We are going to buy local cows (in Rwanda)," MEA said. AEM also said that there would be "agreements in the field of defense, dairy cooperation and agriculture" with Rwanda including an "extended defense framework agreement" .
During the next stage of his visit to Uganda's Ugandan Parliament. Two LdCs for Uganda for the first time – $ 141 million for electricity and $ 64 million for agriculture and dairy farming – will be expanded by India .
MEA also stated that the Ugandan authorities have invited many Indians to return to Uganda. assured them of their safety. It is remembered that a large number of Indians had been chased out of Uganda decades ago by the then Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin.
In South Africa, PM Modi will talk with the new South African leaders of President Cyril Ramaphosa. South Africa is organizing the 10th BRICS Leaders Summit under the theme "BRICS in Africa: Working with Developing Countries for Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution". There will be a "restricted session, a plenary session, a waiver of leaders" as well as an "awareness raising with African leaders" and another "awareness raising with the leaders of the countries of the South".
For the BRICS-Africa scope, the countries The invited countries are Rwanda, Uganda, Togo, Zambia, Namibia, Senegal, Gabon, Ethiopia and the United States. Angola. For the BRICS and relations with the "Global South", the invited countries are Argentina, Turkey, Indonesia, Jamaica and Egypt
"Inclusive Growth, Fourth Industrial Revolution , multilateralism, global governance, health, socio-economic empowerment of peoples. women, peacekeeping, science park, sustainable development and youth "are some of the issues that should be discussed at the BRICS Summit which should also" discuss global issues and trade issues ". of the meeting of the BRICS NSAs will also be presented.
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