Prime Minister Modi who was on a historic visit to Portugal, met Indian community and interacted with them. During his address, Shri Modi highlighted several aspects of India-Portugal partnership.
Shri Modi highlighted his meeting with António Guterres, who was also the former Prime Minister of Portugal. The PM spoke about yoga and holistic healthcare and appreciated the role Portugal was playing to further the message of yoga.
Prime Minister Modi said that India was now among the fastest growing countries in the world and was touching skies of development. Lauding the role of ISRO scientists, Shri Modi said, "In the field of space, our scientists have done great work. Recently 30 nano satellites were launched."
Earlier he also expressed sadness over loss of lives in forest fire in Portugal.
Prime Minister Modi also presented Overseas Citizen of India card to Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa.