AMN /Davos (Switzerland)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a bilateral meeting with Swiss President Alain Berset ahead of this year’s World Economic Forum.
Berset greeted Modi warmly in the Swiss Alps before leading the Indian leader to the meeting.
This is Modi’s second visit to Switzerland in nearly two years after his visit in June 2016.
Modi is the first Prime Minister from India to participate in a forum meeting in two decades after the then Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda in 1997.
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Later on Monday, Modi will meet with 60 CEOs of major global companies in a dinner reception.
The main event in Davos will be the keynote speech of Modi at the plenary session on Tuesday.
Modi will interact with 120 members of the International Business Council, which is a part of the WEF.
The Indian Prime Minister will also interact with CEOs of Indian companies separately.
Modi, in the course of his 24-hour visit to Davos, is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Sweden Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Tuesday.
Mr Modi will deliver the keynote address at the plenary session tomorrow, the first day of the four-day long annual summit at Davos. The session will be moderated by Prof Klaus Schwab, the Founder and Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum. The focal theme of this year’s summit is ‘Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World’. Mr Modi’s visit marks the first ever visit of any Indian Prime Minister in the past 20 years. During his visit, Mr Modi will interact with the top global business leaders. He will showcase ‘New India’ to global chief executives at the summit. The Indian presence is set to be the largest ever with Union ministers, two chief ministers, several top government officials and over 100 CEOs participating. Mr Modi will also attend the welcome reception organized by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.