New Delhi, February 12 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undertake a five-day visit to India, starting February 18, to hold extensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and participate in the AI Impact summit.
The state visit of President Lula will provide both sides with an opportunity to formulate a forward-looking agenda for further strengthening bilateral strategic partnership and deepening cooperation across bilateral, regional, and global platforms, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
It said that Modi would be meeting President Lula on February 21, and that both leaders would be reviewing the entire spectrum of bilateral relations.
"The two leaders would also be exchanging views on regional and global issues of mutual interest, including cooperation in multilateral forums, reformed multilateralism, global governance, and issues concerning the Global South," it said.
President Lula will be participating in the AI Impact Summit from February 19 to 20.
He is expected to be accompanied by about 14 ministers and a large delegation of top CEOs of Brazilian companies.
The accompanying ministers will be holding meetings with their Indian counterparts. The CEOs are expected to participate in a business forum being organized during the visit of the Brazilian president, reflecting the growing trade and commercial engagements between the two countries.
This will be President Lula's sixth visit to India. He had first visited India in 2004 as the Guest of Honour for the Republic Day celebrations and last visited India for the G20 Summit in September 2023.
Both Modi and President Lula have, however, been meeting frequently in between. Modi was in Brasilia on a state visit from July 7 to 8 last year.
"India and Brazil share a warm, close, and multi-faceted Strategic Partnership, rooted in shared democratic values, close people-to-people ties, and expanding cooperation across key sectors," the MEA said in a statement.
The two large democracies are strategic partners since 2006. Brazil is India's largest trading partner in the Latin American Region and bilateral engagement has continued to deepen in areas such as trade and investment, defence, and energy.