Correct Answer : Nigeria
Nigeria on Sunday (17th Nov 2024) conferred its second-highest national award, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, making him the second foreign dignitary to receive the distinction after Queen Elizabeth, who was conferred the award in 1969.
“Honoured to be conferred with the ‘Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger’ Award by Nigeria. I accept it with great humility and dedicate it to the people of India,” Modi said in his remarks after receiving the award, which was his 17th international honour.
In his televised opening remarks at the meeting, PM Modi said, “We give high priority to our strategic partnership with Nigeria… I am confident that a new chapter in our ties will begin following our talks.” He identified terrorism, separatism, piracy and drug trafficking as major challenges and said “the two countries have worked together to deal with them and will continue to do so”.
The PM is in Nigeria on the first leg of his three-nation visit at the invitation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This visit is the first by an Indian PM to Nigeria in 17 years.
Modi held talks with President Tinubu on Sunday, and said that India accords high priority to its strategic partnership with Nigeria and it will work towards boosting ties in a range of areas, including defence, energy and trade.
President Tinubu appreciated the development cooperation partnership offered by India and its meaningful impact in creating local capacities, skills, and professional expertise. The two leaders also discussed enhancing defence and security cooperation. They reaffirmed their commitment to jointly fighting terrorism, piracy and radicalisation, said an MEA statement Sunday (17th Nov 2024)..
Source : Indian Express
