Narendra Modi to become the first Indian PM to visit Guyana in 56 years
Hindustan TimesPrime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Guyana on Tuesday, and it's quite special as it will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the South American nation in 56 years. Speaking to ANI, High Commissioner of India to Guyana, Amit S Telang hailed the visit and said," The significance of the visit lies in the fact that our two countries have traditionally shared very warm and, I would say historical relations. Telang also underlined the strong cultural and historical ties between India and Guyana, noting that nearly 40 percent of Guyana's population is of Indian origin. The formal structure of relationship between India and Guyana comprises a bilateral joint commission at the ministerial level, the fourth session of which was held in Georgetown in May 2008, periodic consultations between the foreign offices, the third round of which was held in Georgetown in July 2011, cultural exchange programme and a joint business council between the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &Industry and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce &Industry.