PM Narendra Modi conferred with Namibia’s highest civilian award

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Namibia’s highest civilian award during his first visit to the country. This marks his 27th international honour. India and Namibia also signed four agreements to boost cooperation in energy, healthcare, and other key areas

Windhoek: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Wednesday conferred with Namibia’s highest civilian award, ‘Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis’.

The award was presented by Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Modi is in Namibia on the last leg of his five-nation visit. This is the first visit of Prime Minister Modi to Namibia and the third-ever prime ministerial visit from India to the country.

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This is the 27th international honour bestowed upon Prime Minister Modi by a foreign government since he assumed office in May 2014. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Nandi-Ndaitwah held bilateral talks, following which the two countries signed four agreements to bolster bilateral cooperation in several areas, including energy and healthcare.