Modi Exclusive And Friendly Austria Visit 24
Modi Exclusive And Friendly Austria Visit 24
After a two-day visit to Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone on a visit to Austria. After 41 years, an Indian Prime Minister has gone on a visit to Austria. From the airport, PM Modi went straight to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Vienna, the capital of Austria. Where, first of all, on reaching the hotel, Austrian artists gave a grand welcome to Prime Minister Modi with Vande Mataram and the NRIs also greeted him here.
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After this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the dinner hosted by the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Karl Nehammer. Where the Chancellor cordially welcomed Modi in Vienna.
Posting on Instagram, the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs said about India-Austria relations that as both the countries are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year, this important visit will add new momentum to India-Austria relations.
During this, a picture of Modi and the Chancellor greeting each other by hugging has also surfaced. Welcoming PM Modi for the dinner, Nehammer tweeted and said that
Welcome to Vienna, PM Narendra Modi : Modi Exclusive And Friendly Austria Visit 24
It is a pleasure and honour for me to welcome you. I look forward to political and economic discussions during your visit. Nehamar also shared pictures of PM Modi’s welcome by tweeting. In response to Nehamar’s tweet, PM Modi said, “It was a pleasure to meet you. India-Austria friendship is strong, it will become stronger in the times to come. Both countries will continue to work together for global good.”
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Austrian Chancellor hosts PM Modi for private meeting : Modi Exclusive And Friendly Austria Visit 24
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on Twitter saying that this visit will prove to be an important milestone in the India-Austria partnership. This is the first important meeting between the two leaders. It will discuss realising the full potential of the bilateral partnership.
During this, Jaiswal also shared a picture of the two leaders in Vienna. Jaiswal further said, “As both countries celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year, this important visit will add new momentum to India-Austria relations.
He informed that PM Modi will meet the President of the Republic of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen on Wednesday and hold talks with Nehammer. After this, the Prime Minister and the Chancellor will also jointly address the business leaders of India and Austria.
Thanked Nehammer for the warm welcome : Modi Exclusive And Friendly Austria Visit 24
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “Chancellor Karl Nehammer, thank you for the warm welcome. I look forward to our discussions tomorrow. We will continue to work together to advance global good.”
Met Indians on reaching Austria : Modi Exclusive And Friendly Austria Visit 24
After reaching Austria, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Indian citizens in Vienna and interacted with them. At the same time, the PM accepted the greetings of the people of Indian origin with folded hands. During this, Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer was also present with PM Modi.
Modi talked to Austrian artists : Modi Exclusive And Friendly Austria Visit 24
Antonia, an artist of the choir and orchestra who performed her art in front of PM Modi, said that it was a wonderful experience to perform in front of PM Modi. I enjoyed it a lot. It was a matter of great honor for me. He said that it is like a special achievement for us that Modi ji came to us like a friend and he talked to us.
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On the other hand, musician Vijay Upadhyay, originally a resident of Lucknow and director of the Music Department of Vienna University, also expressed his reaction. He represented the group that sang Vande Mataram in front of PM Modi.
He said that we decided to present Vande Mataram in the Austria-European Symphony style. For this, our group had a total of 50 members choir and an orchestra, who gave their excellent performance in front of PM Modi.
Modi spoke to the Indian diaspora in Gujarati : Modi Exclusive And Friendly Austria Visit 24
After meeting and talking to PM Modi, Rushin Thakar, a member of the Indian diaspora, said that Vinci made a beautiful painting for the Prime Minister. When Modi ji came, he saw this painting and asked what he had made. Then Vinci told the PM that he had made a painting to congratulate him on his third consecutive victory.
On this, the PM asked him why he did not write his name on it. Vinci told that PM Modi asked him to write his name on the painting and said that he would also write a letter to him. He further told that the PM also talked to us in Gujarati.
Looking forward to welcoming PM Modi : Modi Exclusive And Friendly Austria Visit 24
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer wrote in a post shared on X, ‘I am very eager to welcome the Prime Minister of India, the world’s largest democracy, Narendra Modi in Vienna next week. This visit is a special honour as it is the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Austria in over 40 years and marks an important milestone in the celebration of 75 years of diplomatic relations with India.
We will have the opportunity to further deepen our bilateral ties and talk about cooperation on a number of geopolitical challenges, the Austrian Chancellor said.
PM Modi wrote – will explore new avenues of cooperation : Modi Exclusive And Friendly Austria Visit 24
Responding to Karl Nehammer, PM Modi also thanked him. He also said, ‘Thank you, Chancellor Karl Nehammer. It is indeed an honour to visit Austria on this historic occasion. I look forward to our discussions on strengthening the ties between our countries and exploring new avenues of cooperation.’ He said that the shared values of democracy, freedom and rule of law in both the countries are the important foundations on which the two countries will build a close partnership.
List of PM’s programme today : Modi Exclusive And Friendly Austria Visit 24
First of all, on his visit to Vienna, PM Modi will meet the President of the Republic of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen today i.e. on Wednesday.
After this, he will also hold talks with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer. PM Modi and Chancellor Nehammer will also address the meeting of top entrepreneurs of India-Austria. Modi will also interact with the people of the Indian community in Vienna.
1. From 1:30 pm to 1:40 pm – Modi will be formally welcomed at the Federal Chancellery. 2. 1:40 pm to 1:45 pm – Modi will sign the guest book.
3. 1:45 pm to 2:30 pm – Delegation level talks will be held.
4. 2:30 pm to 2:50 pm – Press statement.
5. 3 pm to 3:45 pm – Modi will have a meeting with top CEOs of Austria and India.
6. 4 pm to 5:20 pm – Lunch has been arranged for Modi with the Federal Chancellor. In which they will have lunch together.
7. 5:30 pm to 6 pm – Modi will meet Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen.
8. 7:10 pm to 8:00 pm – Modi will have meetings with Austrian dignitaries.
9. 8:30 pm – Press conference
10. 10:30 pm to 11:15 pm – Community program
11. 11:45 pm – Will leave for Delhi
(Full schedule according to Indian time)
Diplomatic relations have existed for 75 years
This foreign trip of Prime Minister Modi is taking place on a special occasion on 9-10 July, when 75 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries are about to be completed. Diplomatic relations between the two countries began in the year 1949. First Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru visited Austria for the first time in the year 1955.
After this, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi went on her first visit to Austria in the year 1971. Then in 1983 she went on her second visit to Austria.
Diplomatic visits continued from time to time between the two countries
Friendly relations between the two countries have been maintained continuously for the last 75 years. In 1980, Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky visited India. In 1984, the then Chancellor of Austria Fred Sinowatz also visited India.
Meanwhile, leaders, ministers and parliamentarians of India and Austria have been coming together on one platform from time to time to strengthen the relations between the two countries.
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After Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, no Indian PM has visited there for so many years, but diplomatic visits have always been made at the Presidential level. President K R Narayanan visited Austria in 1999 and President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil in 2011. Similarly, Austrian President Heinz Fischer visited India in 2005 and Austrian Vice-Chancellor Joseph Prell visited India in 2010.
More close relations will be formed through Startup Bridge : Modi Exclusive And Friendly Austria Visit 24
This time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit is likely to give a further boost to the relations between the two countries, the friendship between the two countries will become more close. This important visit is expected to give more momentum to the India-Austria Startup Bridge. Startup Bridge was launched by both the countries in February this year in New Delhi during the visit of Austria’s Minister of Labor and Economy Martin Kocher to India.
Its main objective is to share knowledge and cooperation regarding startups between India and Austria. Under this, representatives of 20 Indian startups also participated in a very big program in Vienna last month i.e. on June 24.
Austria’s strong economic relations with India : Modi Exclusive And Friendly Austria Visit 24
Austria is one of the richest countries in the European Union. It has very high economic relations with India. India and Austria have been taking effective steps from time to time to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation even more. Through dialogue from time to time, this relationship has become stronger.
In 1983, the Indo-Austrian Joint Economic Commission (JEC) was established. Through this, a platform is provided for bilateral talks between various ministries as well as chambers of commerce and industry. Through this, more than 200 collaborations have been done between India and Austria, including more than 100 technical collaborations and 60 joint ventures in the field of steel, manufacturing technology, railways and transportation, metallurgy and equipment.
Both the countries are currently working together on many important schemes.
Balanced bilateral trade between Austria and India : Modi Exclusive And Friendly Austria Visit 24
The bilateral trade between India and Austria is quite balanced. According to the report of Statistic Austria, India exported US $ 1.29 billion to Austria in the year 2021. Similarly, India imported goods worth US $ 1.18 billion from Austria.
That is, the bilateral trade of the two countries during this period was US $ 2.47 billion.
