New Delhi: At the invitation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, President of the Government of Spain H.E. Mr. Pedro Sanchez, accompanied by his spouse H.E. Ms. Begona Gomez will pay an official visit to India from 27 – 29 October 2024.

This will be his first visit to India. The visit of the President of Spain is taking place after 18 years. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi and President Sanchez have met several times on the sidelines of multilateral meetings.

During the visit, President Sanchez will hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Modi. The two leaders will inaugurate the Final Assembly Line Plant of C295 aircraft at Vadodara, a flagship “Make in India” initiative in aviation sector, which is being set up by Tata Advanced Systems in collaboration with Airbus Spain. External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar will call on President Sanchez during his visit.

President Sanchez will also visit Mumbai where, apart from official engagements, he will interact with trade and industry leaders, think tanks and the film industry. A number of MoUs/ Agreements are expected to be signed during the visit which shall give a fillip to bilateral cooperation.

India and Spain enjoy close and friendly relations. The bilateral ties got a fresh impetus after Prime Minister Modi visited Spain in 2017. President Sanchez’s visit will be an opportunity to review the entire gamut of our bilateral relations and further deepen the partnership across various sectors including trade and investment, IT, innovation, infrastructure, renewable energy, defence and security, pharma, Agro-tech and Bio-tech, culture and tourism.