President Droupadi Murmu inspects a Guard of Honour with President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune upon her arrival at the airport.
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Algiers: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday arrived here in Algeria on the first leg of her three-nation visit where she was accorded a warm ceremonial welcome.
"President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Algiers, Algeria on the first leg of her three-nation visit. This is the first visit by an Indian President to Algeria," the official handle of the President of India said in a post on X.
"At the airport, the President was received by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria as a special gesture. Other members of the cabinet were also present. The President was accorded a warm ceremonial welcome," the post said.
Randhir Jaiswal, the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, said in another post: "President Droupadi Murmu @rashtrapatibhvn arrived in Algiers to a ceremonial welcome on the first leg of her 3 nation visit. This is the first visit by an Indian President to Algeria. In a special gesture, President was warmly received by President @TebbouneAmadjid of Algeria."
The President earlier on Sunday departed for her State visits to Algeria, Mauritania and Malawi.
This will be the first-ever visit by an Indian Head of State to these nations to deepen India-Africa ties, the MEA spokesperson said on X.