India’s Proud To Host Indian-African Summit says PM

New Delhi, Oct 17: On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed joy in the country hosting the India-Africa Forum Summit 2015, and said it is a reflection of a desire to engage more intensively for a better future.

“India is proud to host India-Africa Forum Summit 2015. The summit reflects India and Africa’s desire to engage more intensively for a better future,” Modi tweeted.

He also said that the level of engagement for summit had been scaled up to a great level and there is a possibility for several African leaders to join it.

“India’s relations with Africa are historic. India is a major investor in Africa and trade has been growing remarkably in recent years,” he said in another tweet.

The prime minister not only stated that most of the events were being arranged to promote friendship and trade, but also said that Mahatma Gandhi (Bapu) and Africa shared a close connection. “Exhibition ‘Memories of Mahatma’ talks about Bapu and his connection with Africa,” he tweeted.

An India-African business seminar would be organised from October 26 to 29 in Delhi to explore areas of cooperation between the two countries.