'Respected and Visionary': Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar Praises Modi’s Global Leadership Impact

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Trinidad Prime Minister hailed Prime Minister Modi’s ‘visionary leadership’.This is PM Modi’s first-ever official visit to Trinidad and Tobago. Welcomed with a ceremonial Guard of Honour at Piarco International Airport, Modi was received by PM Bissessar along with 38 ministers and four MPs.

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00:00Let me welcome here today Prime Minister Modi, a leader of the world's largest democracy,

00:08a statesman whose story mirrors the hopes of ordinary people.

00:18And in these chambers, the voices of our ancestors echo and is here through unity

00:25and principled dialogue that we carry their legacy forward.

00:31Earlier today, as mentioned, we had the distinct honour of conferring our country's highest national award,

00:40the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

00:44And Prime Minister Modi is recognised internationally

00:48as one of the world's most respected, most admired, visionary leaders

00:57who has transformed and redefined and repositioned his own country

01:02as a prominent and dominant global power.

01:05And indeed, we, the people of Trinidad and Tobago

01:14and the government of Trinidad and Tobago,

01:17express our heartfelt gratitude for India's very compassionate humanitarian gift

01:23of vaccines and medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

01:35Thank you so much for joining us.

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