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Sr. No
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Beninese Dignitary to India
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Period
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Event
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1.
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Mr. Kerekou, President
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March, 1983
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To attend the NAM Summit in
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2.
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Mr Pierre Osho, Foreign Minister
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April 1997
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To attend the NAM Ministerial Meeting
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3.
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Mr Pierre Osho, Foreign Minister
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11-23 Nov 1997
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Bilateral visit
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4.
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Mr. Antoine Idji Kolawole, Foreign Minister
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October 2000
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Bilateral
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5.
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Mr. Soumanou Issofou Moujaidou, Minister of Industry & Commerce,
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March 12-13, 2007
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To attend the “Saving Doha Round and Delivering on Development”.
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6.
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Madam Mariam Aladji Boni Diallo, Foreign Minister
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10 May 2007
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7.
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Mr. Boni Yayi, President
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March 3-7, 2009
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State Visit
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8.
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Mr B. Kassa, Minister of Mines and Research
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Dec 2009
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To participate at the Second India-Africa Hydrocarbon Conference held in New Delhi
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9.
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Mr. Safio Idrissou Affo, Minister of Industry, Trade, Small and Medium Enterprises,
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Sep 30 to Oct 01, 2013
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To attend the 3rd India-Africa Trade Ministers meeting
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10.
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A Business delegation from Benin attended
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March 9-11, 2014
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To attend the 10th CII-Exim Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership held in New Delhi
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11.
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Mr Pocoun Dame Kombienou, Minister of Industry and Commerce
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23 Oct 2015
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To attend the fourth meeting of the India-Africa Trade Ministers at New Delhi on October 23, 2015.
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12.
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Mr Boni Yayi , President
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26-30 Oct 2015
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For the Third India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-III) held in New Delhi. He was accompanied by 27-member delegation comprising Minister of Foreign Affairs; Minister of Industries and Commerce.
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13.
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Mr. Patrice Talon, President
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May 2017
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To attend the annual meetings of the AfDB held in Ahmedabad.
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14.
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Minister of Energy, Mr. Dona Jean-Claude Houssou
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11 March 2018
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Represented the President of Benin at the Founding Conference of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the Solar Summit in New Delhi
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15.
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Mr. Dona Jean-Claude Houssou, Minister of Energy
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Oct 2018
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Represented the President of Benin at the First Assembly of the International Solar Alliance.
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16.
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2-member Senior Official delegation from the Ministry of Health
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29 Sept – 02 Oct 2018.
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To Participated in the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention, that was held in New Delhi
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17.
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Ms. Medesse Veronique Tognifode,
Minister of Social Affairs and Micro Finance
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20-24 Jan 2020
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To attend the Peer Exchange- “Accelerating Digital Social Protection Payments” organized in New Delhi by “Better than Cash Alliance”, a UN-based partnership of Governments, Companies and International Organizations and UNDP-India from 20-24 January 2020.
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18.
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Mr. Romuald WADAGNI,
Minister of Economy and Finance
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1-5 Feb 2023
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Visited India to meet EXIM Bank officials
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19.
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Mr. Dona Jean-Claude HOUSSOU
Minister of Energy
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1-5 Feb 2023
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Visited India to meet EXIM Bank officials
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20.
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Mr. Shegun Adjadi Bakari,
Minister for Foreign Affairs + 7 members delegation
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16-18 Dec 2023
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Visited India on official bilateral Visit
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21.
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Mr. Gaston Cossi Dossouhoui
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
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16-18 Dec 2023
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Part of 7 member delegation accompanied to Minister for Foreign Affairs of Benin to India
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