Prime Minister Antonio Costa of Portugal came this Saturday for a seven-day visit to India to hold talks with his counterpart Narendra Modi. The Portuguese Prime Minister will be accorded a ceremonial reception at the forecourts of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a special gift from his counterpart that would make every football fan burst in anger- a Portugal football team jersey signed by one of the world’s greatest sporting icons, footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
PM Modi not leaving his chance also presented Costa an English translation of a book written by his father – the renowned writer Orlando da Costa.
Special gifts to seal a unique bond. PM gifts PM @antoniocostapm his father’s novel, translated to English through @IndiainPortugal pic.twitter.com/cb6Og2R0ze
— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) January 7, 2017
The two of them also released commemorative stamps highlighting two dance forms – one Indian and the other Portuguese.
PM @narendramodi and PM @antoniocostapm released joint commemorative stamps issued by postal departments of India & Portugal. pic.twitter.com/qMTjxLodfo
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 7, 2017