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Indian Prime Minister Modi in Kenya for 2-day visit

Xinhua, July 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kenya on Sunday afternoon on the final leg of his four-nation Africa tour after visiting Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa.

Kenya's State House spokesman Manoah Esipisu told journalists that Modi was scheduled to hold talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta and that the two leaders would address a joint press conference on Monday.

"The two heads of government will discuss a wide range of issues of mutual interest at the bilateral, continental and multilateral levels. Our focus will be on the areas in which there has already been consultation, and where we can expect concrete results to be announced," Esipisu said.

Modi is accompanied by a delegation of some 80 businessmen.

Esipisu said the two nations would sign a revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement during Modi's two-day visit, and seek to deepen their cooperation in information and communications technology.

Esipisu said the government would encourage the two countries' chambers of commence and industry to renew their relations so that Kenya and India can benefit from each other's expertise, experience and investment.

"Kenya will also urge that our goods be granted preferential status by the Indian authorities," Esipisu said.

He said the Indian diaspora in Kenya was an integral part of the nation as it played a significant role in the economy and continued to strengthen trade and cultural relations between the two nations.

According to Esipisu, Modi is due to speak to the Indian diaspora at a stadium in Nairobi.

Esipisu added there were other agreements currently under consideration, among them a draft deal on cooperation in health.

"Every Kenyan knows that both countries have long worked together in healthcare. We expect to make progress in formalizing and deepening that cooperation," he said.

The Indian government has committed cooperation with the African Union in sectors including tele-education, tele-medicine and e-commerce under the Indian-Africa Forum Summit initiative.

Modi's visit comes after President Kenyatta's visit to India in October 2015 during which he attended the third India-Africa Forum Summit. Endit