President of India Draupadi Murmu is going on a two-nation tour early next month. She will be visiting Suriname and Serbia next month. The Ministry of External Affairs gave this information on Monday. This will be Murmu's first official foreign visit after assuming office in July 2022. The Ministry of External Affairs said that the President will be visiting Suriname from June 4 to 6 at the invitation of Chandrika Prasad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname.

According to the ministry, Murmu will hold bilateral talks with Santokhi in Suriname and attend the celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Indians in the country as the chief guest. Significantly, on June 5, 1873, the first ship carrying 452 Indian laborers reached Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname. Most of these laborers were from eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Will interact with the Indian community in Suriname

The Ministry of External Affairs said that in Suriname, the President will visit places of historical and cultural importance and interact with members of the Indian community. "President Murmu's visit to Suriname will be his first state visit since assuming office last year," the ministry said in a statement. Santokhi had come to India in January this year as the guest of honor for the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas and had met Murmu.

President will have a bilateral meeting with the President in Sabia

The Ministry of External Affairs informed that in the second leg of the visit, Murmu will visit the Republic of Serbia from June 7 at the invitation of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. In Serbia, according to the ministry, Murmu will hold bilateral meetings with President Vucic and also meet with Prime Minister Ann Barnabyk and National Assembly Speaker Vladimir Orlik.