The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee visited Mauritiusfrom 11 March 2013 to 13 March 2013. Pranab Mukherjee was the chief guest at the 45th Independence Day celebrations of Mauritiuswhich took place on 12 March 2013. He also visited the World Heritage Site, the Aapravasi Ghat, where Indian labourers first landed.
The MoU was signed for collaboration in certain areas and these were-
• Empowerment of persons with disabilities and senior citizens
• Exchange of resource persons in the identified fields
• Strengthening capacity-building of personnel and NGOs in the identified fields
• Exchange programmes for the benefit of senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and NGO leaders/ volunteers in these fields
• Conducting joint research and exchange of research outcomes
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