PM Modi to visit Jordan, Ethiopia & Oman from Dec 15 to 18

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a four-day visit to Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman beginning on December 15.

• In the first leg of his trip, PM Modi will visit Jordan from December 15 to 16 at the invitation of King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein to review the entire gamut of bilateral relations and exchange perspectives on regional issues.

• This visit marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

• From Jordan, Modi will travel to Ethiopia for a two-day visit from December 16 to 17. 

• It will be his first visit to the East African country.

• This will be PM Modi’s first visit to Ethiopia. He will be holding wide-ranging discussions with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on all aspects of India-Ethiopia bilateral ties. 

• As partners in the Global South, the visit will be a reiteration of the shared commitment of the two nations to advance close ties of friendship and bilateral cooperation.

• In the final leg of his visit, PM Modi will visit Oman from December 17 to 18 at the invitation of Sultan Haitham bin Tarik.

• India and Oman share an all-encompassing Strategic Partnership underpinned by centuries-old bonds of friendship, trade linkages and strong people-to-people ties. 

• PM Modi’s visit to Oman will mark 70 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and follows the state visit of Sultan Tarik to India in December 2023.