Address by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at the University of Papua New Guinea
Distinguished members of the Faculty, Dear Students, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Distinguished members of the Faculty, Dear Students, Ladies and Gentlemen,
The Honorable President of the Republic of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, paid a two day State Visit to Papua New Guinea from 28- 30 April 2016, at the invitation of the Grand Chief, His Excellency Sir Michael Ogio, GCL GCMG, KSt.J., Governor General of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.
Good evening your Excellency Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae. Excellences distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen.
I am delighted to be here this evening on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO). Ladies and Gentlemen:
1.I am happy to be amidst you this evening for the National Technology Day celebrations. This Day – eleventh of May, eighteen years ago is significant in relation to the development of India’s technological capabilities.
1.It is indeed a happy occasion for me to confer the National Florence Nightingale Awards for the year 2016 to the deserving nursing personnel of our country. These Awards are presented on the occasion of the International Nurses’ Day.
1.I am happy to have inaugurated the intelligent operations centre and launched a mobile application, ‘Monitor’, towards a Smart President’s Estate.
1. I thank you for your kind words of welcome.I am delighted to begin my State Visit to China here in Guangzhou. This historic city has always been an important port of call for Indian business.
1.It is an honour for me to address this gathering of distinguished cultural and leading academic personalities of China.
1. I thank you for your kind words of welcome. I am delighted to be here today at this prestigious institution of higher learning. The Peking University is world renowned for the erudition of its scholars and inspired leadership.