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Jamaican PM presents to his Indian counterpart photo of Narendra Modi

Jamaican PM presents to his Indian  counterpart photo of Narendra Modi

New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) In a special gesture to give new heights in the long standing friendship, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday presented to his Indian counterpart a photo of Narendra Modi during his visit to Montego Bay, Jamaica in 1999.
Modi had travelled to Jamaica during former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s visit for the G-15 meeting.
In the photo, Narendra Modi is seen interacting with Indian diaspora members in Jamaica who had hosted him.
Modi presented a cricket bat signed by the the Indian cricket team to the PM of Jamaica.
The Jamaica PM also gifted a cricket bat signed by Chris Gayle to Modi.

Holeness is on an official visit to India from September 30 to October 3.
This is also the first ever bilateral visit of the Prime Minister of Jamaica to India.
UNI JA CS2029

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