Leaders from all BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) member-states have confirmed their attendance for the event.
Heads and representatives of other nations who have been invited to attend Modi's oath taking ceremony Thursday evening have started arriving in New Delhi. India has invited BIMSTEC leaders to attend Modi's oath taking ceremony to be held at 7 pm at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Leaders from all BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) member-states have confirmed their attendance for the event.
The bloc's member nations include Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand besides India. Notably, Thailand was not invited during the first swearing-in ceremony of Modi in 2014.
Among leaders who have already arrived in New Delhi is Thailand special envoy Grisada Boonrac. He was received at the airport by Thailand's Ambassador to India, Chutintorn Gongsakdi.
Boonrac is attending the ceremony on behalf of Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha, who is dealing with the country's internal political crisis.
Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli arrive in Delhi to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, later today.
Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid was the first foreign dignitary to arrive in New Delhi to attend the swearing-in ceremony of PM Modi.
President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena have also arrived in New Delhi to attend the swearing-in ceremony.
President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid, President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena, President of Myanmar U Win Myint, Prime Minister of Bhutan Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli will also be attending the august ceremony. The President of Kyrgyzstan, Sooronbay Jeenbekov will also be present at the event.
Several overseas friends of BJP from 15 countries, including the US, Australia, Germany and the UK, have also been invited to the oath-taking ceremony.
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