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PM Modi welcomes Brazilian President in India

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Jan 24, 2020, at 10:09 pm

#PMModi #BrazilianPresident #JairBolsonaro #India

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended a warm welcome to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on his arrival to India.

In a tweet, he wrote: "A warm welcome to President @jairbolsonaro! We are delighted to host him and we look forward to his taking part in our Republic Day celebrations. His visit will add strength to India-Brazil relations," he said.

A warm welcome to President @jairbolsonaro!

We are delighted to host him and we look forward to his taking part in our Republic Day celebrations.

His visit will add strength to India-Brazil relations. pic.twitter.com/Ir5xqBbeSe
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 24, 2020

Bolsonaro is India's Chief Guest for the Republic Day event this year.

He is on a State Visit to India from Jan 24-27 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

" A special welcome to our Chief Guest for the 71st Republic Day. @MOS_MEA greeted the Brazilian President @jairbolsonaro on his State Visit to India. Both countries are closely working together to channelise commonalities into a solid foundation for future cooperation, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.

ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡³- ðŸ‡§ðŸ‡· | A special welcome to our Chief Guest for the 71st Republic Day.@MOS_MEA greeted the Brazilian President @jairbolsonaro on his State Visit to India.

Both countries are closely working together to channelise commonalities into a solid foundation for future cooperation pic.twitter.com/kaayno6o0y
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) January 24, 2020

This is the first State Visit of President Bolsonaro to India.

Earlier, India received President of Brazil as Chief Guest for our Republic Day Parade in 1996 and 2004.

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