Lankan President, Nepal PM, Kyrgyz Prez arrive in Delhi for Modi's swearing-in
Nearly 8,000 guests will attend the swearing-in of Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan later in the day, making it the biggest-ever event held in the historic premises.
By : migrator
Update: 2019-05-30 10:31 GMT
New Delhi
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena arrived in the national capital on Thursday to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his second term in office.
President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sooronbay Jeenbekov and Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli were also among the top guests received by Indian officials.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted: "Our southern neighbour arrives! President of #SriLanka @MaithripalaS lands in India to attend PM @narendramodi and Council of Ministers' swearing-in ceremony #BIMSTEC."
The government has invited leaders of Bimstec (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) member states for the swearing-in ceremony.
The Bimstec members are Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan.
Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Bhutan Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering, President of Myanmar U Win Myint and President of Bangladesh Md. Abdul Hamid have already confirmed their presence at the ceremony.
Nearly 8,000 guests will attend the swearing-in of Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan later in the day, making it the biggest-ever event held in the historic premises.
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