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Mauritius: 56 years of Independence: Arrival of the President of India, Droupadi Murmu this afternoon

Mauritius: 56 years of Independence: Arrival of the President of India, Droupadi Murmu this afternoon

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Sarah Jane Lebrasse
Published on 2024-03-11 11:33:21

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She will then pay a courtesy visit to her Mauritian counterpart, Pradeep Roopun, at the State House in Réduit. Afterwards, she will head to the SSR Botanic Garden for a wreath-laying ceremony at the samadhis of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam and Sir Anerood Jugnauth, two former Prime Ministers. A plant will be symbolically planted by the distinguished guest.

The State banquet hosted by the Prime Minister and his wife in honor of Droupadi Murmu will take place on Monday evening at the Intercontinental Hotel. On Tuesday morning, the Indian President will participate in the conferral of Honorary Doctorate titles by the University of Mauritius at the Octave Wiehe Auditorium. It is also scheduled that around 9:50 a.m., she will take a short trip between Ebene and Réduit on the Metro-Express and pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at the Mahatma Gandhi Metro Station.

At 10 a.m., Droupadi Murmu will be at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute in Rose-Hill, where she will meet representatives of sociocultural associations. From 1 p.m., the Chief Guest will then be at Champ-de-Mars for the official flag hoisting ceremony and the official program planned for the national festivities.

In the late afternoon on Tuesday, around 5 p.m., Droupadi Murmu will receive in turn the Chief Justice, Rehana Mungly-Gulbul, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Sooroojdev Phokeer, as well as the Leader of the Opposition, Xavier-Luc Duval, at the Oberoi Hotel. The next day, Wednesday morning, she will visit the Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage and the Intercontinental Slavery Museum in Port-Louis.

At 10 a.m., the Indian President is expected at the Sir Harilal Vaghjee Memorial Hall, where she will participate in a Delegation Level Meeting, an exchange of Memoranda of Understanding, and the virtual inauguration of small development projects funded by the Indian government. In addition to the virtual unveiling of the foundation stone of the New Forensic Science Laboratory.

Droupadi Murmu will also attend a lunch hosted by the President at the State House shortly before noon. Afterwards, she will head to the Ganga Talao Spiritual Sanctuary. She will leave the country in the afternoon.

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