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Mother's PM Holness is on India tour. PM Modi welcomed His Holiness and his country's delegation on Tuesday. Meanwhile, an MoU was also exchanged between India and Jamaica in the presence of Jamaican PM Andrew Holness and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
PM Modi said that Jamaica has been a friend of India for a long time. I have had the opportunity to meet Prime Minister Holness several times and each time I have felt his commitment to strengthening ties with India. I am confident that his visit will strengthen our bilateral relations as well as our relations with the entire Caribbean region.
PM Modi mentioned “4C”.
Prime Minister Modi said that relations between India and Jamaica are based on our shared history, shared democratic values and strong people-to-people ties. The four Cs (Culture, Cricket, Commonwealth and CARICOM Caribbean Community) characterize our relations. Trade and investment between India and Jamaica is growing. India has always been a reliable and committed development partner in Jamaica's development journey.
The road in front of the Jamaica High Commission in Delhi was named 'Jamaica Marg'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that we have decided to name the road in front of the Jamaica High Commission in Delhi as 'Jamaica Marg'. India and Jamaica may be separated by vast oceans, but our people, our culture and our history are interconnected. The migration of people from India to Jamaica some 180 years ago laid the strong foundation of our 'people-to-people' relationships, a living example of which are the approximately 70,000 people of Indian origin who call Jamaica home.
Jamaica's Prime Minister praised India
At the same time, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said that Jamaica values the strong brotherly relationship with India since our independence. Indians have left their mark in Jamaica for nearly two centuries. It has contributed to the development of our country in various fields including health, education, information technology and trade. We celebrate Indian Heritage Day on 10 May every year to commemorate the arrival of the first Indians in 1845. After a very fruitful conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I can say with confidence that today marks the beginning of a new phase in Jamaica-India bilateral relations. Our discussions covered a wide range of issues of mutual interest including health, agriculture, digital transformation, films, education, sports, tourism and many other topics.
The Prime Minister of Jamaica said that we look forward to learning from India in the field of STEM education and digitalization. We see India as a natural partner as a global leader in technology-based security solutions. As the world's fastest growing economy, energy security is of utmost importance for India. I am therefore pleased to announce Jamaica's intention to join the Global Biofuels Alliance led by the Government of India.