Modi to be on four-nation tour from May 29 to June 3

The Prime Minister will visit Germany, Spain, Russia and France

May 25, 2017 12:33 am | Updated 12:37 am IST - NEW DELHI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Germany, Spain, Russia and France between May 29 and June 3.

The External Affairs Ministry has announced that he will hold bilateral talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Spanish Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Ms. Merkel will host Mr. Modi at her official Meseberg Country Retreat.

On May 30, both the leaders will hold the fourth India-Germany Intergovernment Consultations (IGC). They will later jointly address a business forum.

Mr. Modi will also be hosted for a courtesy meeting by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

The Prime Minister will then fly to Spain on May 30 and hold talks with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. He will also call on King Felipe VI.

A round table discussion with leading Spanish business leaders is on the agenda. He will land in Moscow on June 1, where he will attend the India-Russia Annual Summit in St. Petersburg with President Vladimir Putin. Following the summit, the Prime Minister will participate in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 2 as a Guest of Honour.

He will fly to Paris for a two-day visit on June 2.

He will hold bilateral discussions with the newly elected President Macron of France on strategic issues.

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