Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visits Mexico Thursday June 09,2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Arrives in Mexico on Final Leg of His 5-Nation Trip

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Mexico City on Thursday June 09,2016 on the final leg of his five-nation tour during which he will hold talks with Mexican President Enrique Pea Nieto on key bilateral issues.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received by Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu in Mexico City  

"Reached Mexico City. The visit is brief but substantial ground will be covered in my talks with @PresidenciaMX: PM," a tweet by the Prime Minister's Office said.

"I look forward to meeting President Pea Nieto on June 8 during my visit to Mexico, a privileged partner in the Latin American region," Modi had said ahead of his five nation tour that also took him to Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland and the US.
"President Pea Nieto has ushered in far reaching reforms. I look forward to sharing our experiences. This is the first Prime Ministerial bilateral visit to Mexico after 30 years. Though short, the visit has a substantial agenda to take our partnership to new heights," he said

Earlier, Nieto also took to Twitter to welcome Modi, who flew in from Washington for a brief visit to Mexico.
"It's an honor to welcome you to our country, PM Narendra Modi. I trust that your stay in Mexico will be both productive and pleasant," he wrote.

It's an honor to welcome you to our country, PM @narendramodi. I trust that your stay in @Mexico will be both productive and pleasant.

— Enrique Peña Nieto (@EPN) June 8, 2016

Bilateral investments will be a major focus during the talks in Mexico.

Two-way trade between India and Mexico stands at around $6 billion.

Within Asia, India is the largest importer of crude oil from Mexico.  India’s major exports to Mexico include pharmaceutical products and automobile parts.

According to India’s Ambassador to Mexico Muktesh Pardeshi, there are 50 Indian companies in Mexico which have created around 10,000 jobs.

Mexico President Drives Modi to Restaurant for Dinner

In a very special gesture, President Enrique Pena Nieto personally drives Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a restaurant for Mexican vegetarian fare
The two headed to a restaurant called 'Quintonil' to bond over vegetarian dinner.

 

Note

This is the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister after 1986 when then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had visited that country.

In 2012, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had visited Mexico to attend the G20 summit.