Modi to visit Rwanda, Uganda, S Africa next week: MEA

The Prime Minister will visit the three countries from July 23-27.

July 20, 2018 11:45 am | Updated 12:12 pm IST - New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks at a cricket bat during his visit to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, in Johannesburg, South Africa. File

Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks at a cricket bat during his visit to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, in Johannesburg, South Africa. File

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Rwanda, Uganda and South Africa from July 23-27, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Friday.

The Prime Minister, who will attend the BRICS Summit in South Africa, will first stop in Rwanda for a two-day visit, the first by an Indian prime minister, T.S. Tirumurti, secretary (Economic Relations) in the MEA, told reporters at a briefing.

India is expected to sign a defence cooperation agreement during the visit, he said.

Mr. Modi will then visit Uganda from July 24-25, where he will address the Ugandan Parliament apart from holding delegation-level talks, Tirumurti said.

On the final leg of his trip, Mr. Modi will go to South Africa where he will attend the BRICS Summit during which a host of global issues, including those related to international peace and security will be discussed.

BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

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