Spanish President Pedro Sanchez To Visit India On First Official Visit From Oct 27-29, Says MEA

Spanish President Pedro Sanchez will visit India for the first time. During his visit, Sanchez will hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to boost bilateral ties.

Spanish President Pedro Sanchez will pay an official visit to India from October 27-29. He will also be accompanied by his spouse Begona Gomez and this will be his first visit to India. During his visit, Sanchez will hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to boost bilateral ties between the two nations.

"The visit of the President of Spain is taking place after 18 years," a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs read. However, this will not be the first meeting between PM Modi and President Sanchez as the leaders have met several times on the sidelines of multilateral meetings.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will also call on President Sanchez during his visit.

"At the invitation of Prime Minister Modi, President of the Government of Spain Pedro Sanchez, accompanied by his spouse Begona Gomez will pay an official visit to India from October 27-29," it said.

Apart from the bilateral meets, the two leaders will also inaugurate the Final Assembly Line Plant of C295 aircraft at Vadodara. "This is a flagship "Make in India” initiative in aviation sector, which is being set up by Tata Advanced Systems in collaboration with Airbus Spain," the MEA statement noted.

Additionally, a "number of MoUs/ Agreements are expected to be signed during the visit which shall give a fillip to bilateral cooperation".

President Sanchez will also be visiting Mumbai where he will interact with trade and industry leaders, think tanks, and the film industry, apart from the official engagements.

"India and Spain enjoy close and friendly relations. The bilateral ties got a fresh impetus after Prime Minister Modi visited Spain in 2017. President Sanchez’s visit will be an opportunity to review the entire gamut of our bilateral relations and further deepen the partnership across various sectors including trade and investment, IT, innovation, infrastructure, renewable energy, defence and security, pharma, Agro-tech and Bio-tech, culture and tourism," the statement added.