Your Royal Highnesses,

Your Excellency Madam Margot Wallstrom, Foreign Minister of Sweden,

Your Excellency the Governor of Uppsala,

Vice Chancellor of Uppsala University Professor Eva Akesson,

Distinguished Guests, Ladies & Gentlemen,

Your Excellency Mr. Alexander V Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus,

Distinguished members of the Belarusian and Indian delegations,

Distinguished Ladies and gentlemen,

I am indeed delighted to be in Minsk on this first State Visit from India to Belarus.

H’ble Minister of Education of Belarus, Mr. M.A. Zhuravkov,

Rector of the Belarus State University Mr S.V. Ablameyko,

Members of the Faculty and distinguished members of the academic community of this prestigious national University,

Distinguished guests, It is indeed a privilege to be amidst you today. I thank the Rector, Mr S.V. Ablameyko for his generous words. I would like to begin by reciprocating his warm sentiments and conveying my thanks for the high honour that has been bestowed upon me today.

Hon'ble Prime Minister of Belarus, His Excellency Mr. Andrey VladimirovichKobyakov,

Distinguished Guests,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am delighted to be in Belarus.

Your Excellency, Mr Alexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus,

Distinguished business representatives, 
Ladies and Gentlemen,

It gives me great pleasure to address this gathering of eminent business representatives from India and Belarus.

Your Excellency, Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete,

President of the United Republic of Tanzania,

Madam Salma Kikwete,

Distinguished Guests,

I am indeed very happy to have this opportuinity of being present amidst you for the Sixth Convocation of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth. It is one of the important centres of learning in the higher education landscape of our country.

1.It is my pleasure to be here on this historic occasion to inaugurate the Centenary Celebrations of University of Mysore. It is one of the oldest universities in our country. I am also happy to have the opportunity to visit Mysore. With Chamundi Hills as its backdrop, this city is dotted with beautiful palaces and attractive Indo-Saracenic buildings.

1.It is my privilege to be here this evening to inaugurate the Centenary Celebrations of the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI). I congratulate you all on your journey so far and reaching this important milestone. I understand this federation was established as the Mysore Chamber of Commerce in 1916 by Sir M. Visvesvaraya. It is today a premier organization for industry, trade and service sectors in Karnataka.

Your Excellency, Mr. Filipe Nyusi,

President of the Republic of Mozambique,

It is my privilege to receive you on your first State Visit to India. On behalf of our Government and people, I extend a warm welcome to you, Madam Isaura Nyusi and the distinguished members of your delegation.