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Prime Minister Modi will visit the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from December 15 to 16 at the invitation of King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein. During the visit, the Prime Minister will meet Hussein to review the entire gamut of relations between India and Jordan and exchange views on regional issues.
The visit, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, provides an opportunity to further strengthen India-Jordan bilateral engagement, explore new avenues of cooperation for mutual development and prosperity, and reiterate India’s commitment to promoting regional peace, prosperity, security and stability, the statement said.
In the second leg of the visit, PM Modi will pay a state visit to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from December 16 to 17 at the invitation of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. This will be Modi’s first visit to Ethiopia.
He will have wide-ranging discussions with Ali on all aspects of India-Ethiopia bilateral relations. According to the statement, as partners in the Global South, the visit will be a reaffirmation of the two countries’ shared commitment to pursue closer ties of friendship and bilateral cooperation.
On the last leg of his visit, Prime Minister Modi will visit the Sultanate of Oman from December 17 to 18 at the invitation of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq. This will be Prime Minister Modi’s second visit to Oman.
India and Oman share an overarching strategic partnership that is based on age-old bonds of friendship, trade ties and strong people-to-people ties. The visit will mark 70 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and will be followed by the state visit of the Sultan of Oman to India in December 2023.
The statement said the visit will be an opportunity for both sides to comprehensively review the bilateral partnership, including in the areas of trade, investment, energy, defence, security, technology, agriculture and culture, as well as exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.