Lok Sabha Question No. 999 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-08
Subject: Visits by Foreign Dignitaries
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar, Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 999

ANSWERED ON 08/12/2023

## VISITS BY FOREIGN DIGNITARIES

999. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-

(a) the details of visits by foreign dignitaries to India during the last one year till date;

(b) the issues on which deliberations were held with them;

(c) whether any bilateral agreements were signed with them and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of visits undertaken by the Prime Minister as well as External Affairs Minister during the above period;

(e)  the details of discussions held and the outcome thereof; and

(f) the steps taken by the Government to further improve the relations with these countries?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a to f) High level visits are important means to foster closer relations with foreign countries and promote India's engagements at bilateral, regional and global level. Through such visits India serves its   national   interest   and   implements   people-centric   foreign   policy   guided   by   the   demands   and aspirations of our society. These visits have enhanced understanding on bilateral, regional and global issues among foreign partners at the highest level. They have been used to not only speak about India but speak as the voice of peace, security and prosperity for all.

Understandings reached during these visits have enabled India to strengthen relations with partner countries and put forward India's viewpoint and shape the agenda on global issues such as reformed multilateralism, peace and security, climate change, transnational crime, terrorism, cyber-security, energy and food security, etc. while also offering the world India's own unique solutions to partners for addressing global issues, like the International Solar Alliance and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure. These visits and the understandings/agreements reached therein enable India to strengthen relations with partner countries across a wide range of sectors including trade & investment, technology and defence collaboration. Such outcomes also contribute to India's national development agenda to promote economic growth and well being of our people and put forward the interests of developing countries in forums like G20.

Details of visits by foreign dignitaries to India during the last one year is placed at Annexure I. Details of foreign visits undertaken by the Prime Minister during the last one year is placed at Annexure II. Details of foreign visits undertaken by the External Affairs Minister during the last one year is placed at Annexure III.

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## Annexure-I

## VISITS BY FOREIGN DIGNITARIES TO INDIA DURING LAST ONE YEAR

|   S. No. | Name of visiting HOG/HOS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Period of visit            |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|        1 | H.E. Mr. Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 7-14 January 2023          |
|        2 | H.E. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 8-14 January 2023          |
|        3 | H.E. Mr. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 24-26 January 2023         |
|        4 | H.E. Mr Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 25-26 February, 2023       |
|        5 | His Royal Highness Frederik André Henrik Christian, the Crown Prince of Denmark                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 26 February- 2 March, 2023 |
|        6 | H.E. Ms. Giorgia Meloni, President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2-3 March 2023             |
|        7 | H.E. Mr. Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8-11 March 2023            |
|        8 | H.E. Mr. Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 20-21 March, 2023          |
|        9 | His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, His Majesty the King of Bhutan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3-5 April 2023             |
|       10 | His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni, the King of Cambodia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 29-31 May 2023             |
|       11 | H.E. Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', Prime Minister of Nepal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 31 May - 3 June 2023       |
|       12 | H.E Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 20-21 July, 2023           |
|       13 | 1. H.E. Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2. H.E. Mr. Alberto Fernández, President of Argentine Republic 3. H.E. Ms. Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy 4. H.E. Mr. Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of Comoros and President of the African Union 5. H.E. Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa 6. H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh 7. H.E. Mr. Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 8. H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan 9. H.E. Mr. Suk Yeol Yoon, President of the Republic of Korea 10. H.E. Mr. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic | 9-10 September, 2023       |

## Annexure-I

## VISITS BY FOREIGN DIGNITARIES TO INDIA DURING LAST ONE YEAR

| S. No.   | Name of visiting HOG/HOS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Period of visit      |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|          | of Egypt 11. H.E. Mr. Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia 12. H.E. Mr. Joe Biden, President of the United States of America 13. H.E. Mr. Justin Pierre James Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada 14. HH Shaikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates 15. H.E. Mr. Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of Netherlands 16. H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkiye 17. H.E. Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil 18. H.E. Mr. Joko Widodo, President of Republic of Indonesia 19. H.E. Mr. Pedro Sanchez Perez Castejon, President of the Government of Spain 20. H.E. Mr. Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor of Germany 21. H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of France 22. H.E. Mr. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius 23. H.E. Mr. Hsien Loong Lee, Prime Minister of Singapore |                      |
| 14.      | His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 8-11 September, 2023 |
| 15.      | H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan, the President of the United Republic of Tanzania                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8-10 October 2023    |
| 16.      | His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3-9 November 2023    |
| 17.      | H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto, the President of the Republic of Kenya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4-6 December, 2023   |

## Annexure-II

## VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER DURING LAST ONE YEAR

|   S. No. | Name of Country                    | Duration                      |
|----------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Indonesia                          | 14-16 November, 2022          |
|        2 | Japan, Papua New Guinea, Australia | 19 - 24 May, 2023             |
|        3 | USA, Egypt                         | 20 - 25 June, 2023            |
|        4 | France, UAE                        | 13-15 July, 2023              |
|        5 | South Africa, Greece               | 22-26 August, 2023            |
|        6 | Indonesia                          | 6-7 September, 2023           |
|        7 | UAE                                | 30 November- 1 December, 2023 |

## Annexure-III

## VISIT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER DURING LAST ONE YEAR

| 1                  | Cambodia                         |   11-13 November 2022 |
|--------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Bhutan             | 8-9 December 2022                |                     2 |
| USA                | 13-15 December 2022              |                     3 |
| Cyprus             | 29 Dec 2022- 31 December 2022    |                     4 |
| Austria            | 31 December 2022- 3 January 2023 |                     5 |
| Maldives           | 18-19 January 2023               |                     6 |
| Sri Lanka          | 19-20 January 2023               |                     7 |
| Fiji               | 14-17 February 2023              |                     8 |
| Australia          | 17-19 February 2023              |                     9 |
| Uganda             | 10-12 April 2023                 |                    10 |
| Ethiopia           | 13 April 2023                    |                    11 |
| Mozambique         | 13-15 April 2023                 |                    12 |
| Guyana             | 20-24 April 2023                 |                    13 |
| Panama             | 24-25 April, 2023                |                    14 |
| Colombia           | 24-26 April 2023                 |                    15 |
| Dominican Republic | 27-29 April 2023                 |                    16 |
| Bangladesh         | 11-12 May 2023                   |                    17 |
| Sweden             | 13-15 May, 2023                  |                    18 |
| Belgium            | 15-16 May 2023                   |                    19 |
| Japan              | 19-21 May 2023                   |                    20 |
| Australia          | 22-24 May 2023                   |                    21 |
| Brunei             | 30-31 May 2023                   |                    22 |
| South Africa       | 31 May- 4 June 2023              |                    23 |
| Namibia            | 4-6 June 2023                    |                    24 |
| USA                | 20-21 June 2023                  |                    25 |
| Tanzania           | 5-8 July 2023                    |                    26 |

| 27           | Indonesia            | 12-15 July 2023        |
|--------------|----------------------|------------------------|
| 28 Thailand  | 15-18 July 2023      |                        |
| 29 Indonesia | 07 September 2023    |                        |
| 30 USA       | 22-30 September 2023 |                        |
| 31           | Sri Lanka            | 10-12 October 2023     |
| 32 Vietnam   | 15-18                | October 2023           |
| 33           | Singapore            | 18-21 October 2023     |
| 34           | Kyrgyzstan           | 25-26 October 2023     |
| 35           | Portugal             | 31 October- 1 November |
| 36           | Italy                | 2-3 November 2023      |
| 37           | United Kingdom       | 11-15 November 2023    |

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