India’s engagement with outside world in recent years has become truly and effectively: PM Modi

New Delhi, January 22: India’s engagement with the outside world in recent years has become truly and effectively multi-dimensional covering the political, economic, people to people, security and other spheres. This was said by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday ahead of visiting Davos to attend the World Economic Forum.

PM Modi in a series of tweet said, “I look forward to my first visit to the World Economic Forum at Davos, at the invitation of India’s good friend and Founder of the WEF, Prof Klaus Schwab. The theme of the Forum, “Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World” is both thoughtful and apt.”

PM Modi further said that he is looking forward to share his vision for India’s future engagement with the international community. He said, “At Davos, I look forward to sharing my vision for India’s future engagement with the international community.”

The Prime Minister said, “The existing and emerging challenges to the contemporary international system and global governance architecture deserve serious attention of leaders, governments, policy makers, corporates and civil societies around the world.”

“Apart from the events for the @wef, I look forward to my separate bilateral meetings with the President of the Swiss Confederation H. E. Mr. @alain_berset and Prime Minister of Sweden H. E. Mr. Stefan Lofven,” PM Modi added. PM Modi concluded saying, “I am confident that these bilateral meetings would be fruitful and give a boost to our relations with these countries and further strengthen economic engagement.”

Importantly, PM Modi will leave for Davos on Monday to attend the World Economic Forum. He is also scheduled to hold separate bilateral meetings with the President of the Swiss Confederation Alain Berset and Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Lofven. PM Modi before visiting Davos hoped that these bilateral meetings would be fruitful and give a boost to the relations with these countries and further strengthen economic engagement.

Following is the text of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s departure statement prior to his visit to Davos.

“I look forward to my first visit to the World Economic Forum at Davos, at the invitation of India’s good friend and Founder of the WEF, Prof Klaus Schwab. The theme of the Forum, “Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World” is both thoughtful and apt.

The existing and emerging challenges to the contemporary international system and global governance architecture deserve serious attention of leaders, governments, policy makers, corporates and civil societies around the world.

In recent years, India’s engagement with the outside world has become truly and effectively multi-dimensional covering the political, economic, people to people, security and other spheres.

At Davos, I look forward to sharing my vision for India’s future engagement with the international community.

Apart from the events for the World Economic Forum, I look forward to my separate bilateral meetings with the President of the Swiss Confederation H. E. Mr. Alain_Berset and Prime Minister of Sweden H. E. Mr. Stefan Lofven.

I am confident that these bilateral meetings would be fruitful and give a boost to our relations with these countries and further strengthen economic engagement”