WATCH: PM Modi Conferred With Namibia’s Highest Civilian Honour ‘The Order Of The Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred on Wednesday with the Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis, the highest civilian award of Namibia. President of Namibia, Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah presented the award to him.

#WATCH | Windhoek: PM Narendra Modi conferred with the Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis, the highest civilian award of Namibia. President of Namibia, Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah presented the award to him.

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This is the 27th award for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 4th award in this ongoing tour.

Modi is in Namibia on the last leg of his five-nation visit. This is the first visit of Prime Minister Modi to Namibia and the third-ever prime ministerial visit from India to the country. This is the 27th international honour bestowed upon Prime Minister Modi by a foreign government since he assumed office in May 2014. 

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Nandi-Ndaitwah held bilateral talks, following which the two countries signed four agreements to bolster bilateral cooperation in several areas, including energy and healthcare.

PM Modi Holds Talks With President Nandi-Ndaitwah

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held talks with Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and discussed ways to bolster bilateral cooperation in areas such as digital technology, defence, security, agriculture, healthcare, education and critical minerals. During the delegation-level talks, the two leaders reviewed the full range of India-Namibia relations. Cooperation in areas such as digital technology, defence, security, agriculture, healthcare, education and critical minerals figured prominently in our discussions, Modi said in a post on social media after the meeting.

We also discussed how to boost linkages in trade, energy and petrochemicals. Expressed gratitude for the assistance from Namibia in Project Cheetah, he added. After the talks at the State House, the two sides signed four agreements, including on cooperation in the field of health and medicine, setting up an entrepreneurship development centre in Namibia, CDRI Framework and Global Biofuels Alliance Framework.

(With inputs from PTI.)

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