<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">President  Droupadi Murmu will be on State visit to Suriname & Serbia from 4th-9th June. During the first leg of her visit,  President will visit Suriname from 4th to 6th June. This will be her maiden State visit after assuming the office of the President. Briefing media  Mr. Saurabh Kumar,Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs said that the visit,  assumes historical significance as   President  Murmu will be the Chief Guest at the 150th anniversary celebrations of the arrival of Indians in Suriname. The anniversary  will be celebrated on 5th June. This is to be noted that Indians were taken to Suriname for the first time in 1873 to work on plantations.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">The President will be accompanied by Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Ministry of Rural development and Smt. Rama Devi, Member of Parliament.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Talking about the India -Suriname bilateral relations, Mr. Saurabh Kumar, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs said the two nations enjoy warm and friendly relations. Mr. Kumar also highlighted the role of the Indian diaspora as a living bridge between the two countries.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Mr. Saurabh Kumar said the  visit not only reflects the goodwill between the two countries but also reflects India's growing stature on the global stage.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br />''</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">On  the second leg of her visit, the President will visit Serbia from 7th- 9th June, at the invitation of President Aleksandar Vu?i?. Briefing the media, Secretary (West), Mr. Sanjay Verma, stated that this is the first ever state visit of the Head of State between the two countries.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br />''</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">A special feature of the second leg of the visit will be the participation of a 20 member business delegation  from India. The delegation will include members from ASSOCHAM, FICCI and CII.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br />''</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">The focus of the visit is to encourage the business communities of both the countries to explore possibilities and prospects of business opportunities.</span></p>