Varanasi, Sept. 11 -- Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam met Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri here in Varanasi on Thursday during the leader's visit to India from September 9-16. He is scheduled to meet PM Modi later today.

The Mauritius PM and Foreign Secretary greeted each other warmly and shook hands.

This marks the first overseas bilateral visit of Prime Minister Dr. Ramgoolam to India in his current term. He had earlier visited India in May 2014 as the only non-SAARC leader invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, who is on a state visit to India from September 9 to 16.

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