Mr. Paulo Skaf, President of Federation of Industry of the State of Sao Paulo,

Business Representatives from Brazil and India,

Ladies and Gentlemen.

Good morning. It is a pleasure to be here.

Honourable President of the Senate, Mr. Garibaldi Alves Filho,

Honourable Members of the Senate,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Your Excellency President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and

Madam Marisa Let�cia Lula da Silva,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Good Morning,

I am overwhelmed by the warm hospitality with which we have been received by the Government and the people of Brazil. We are delighted and honoured to be in your beautiful country.

My visit to Brazil is the first overseas visit undertaken by me as President of India. This is a natural corollary to the growing strategic partnership between our two countries.

Buenos Dias

I am delighted to be visiting your country, a land of ancient civilizations and an inheritor of rich culture, traditions and heritage. We attach importance to our relations with your country.

Children and Students,

Organizers of this event

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am deeply honoured to be here this morning to offer tribute to the memory of Father of our Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, whose philosophy of non-violence resonates all over the world.

Senor Valentin D�ez Morodo, President of the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investment and Technology,

Senor Jose Luis Uriegas, President of the India-Mexico Business Chamber,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Hon'ble Governor of Jalisco, Senor Emilio Gonzalez Marquez and Senora Imelda Guzman de Gonzalez,

Distinguished Federal Members and Legislators from the State of Jalisco,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am deeply privileged to be here in the 'Most Mexican of the Mexican cities' - the historic city of Guadalajara. I sincerely appreciate the warm hospitality extended to me and to my delegation.

Mayor of Providencia Mr. Labbe,

President of the Indian Association of Santiago,

It gives me great pleasure to be here with you in Santiago, Chile, at this special Plaza de la India which was inaugurated in 1968 by the then Prime Minister of India -Mrs. Indira Gandhi.

Mr. Juan Enrique Riveros,

President of the Chile-India Chamber of Commerce,

Mr. Madhur Bajaj, and other members of the Indian business delegation,

Ladies and Gentlemen.

I am delighted to be here today at this Joint Business meeting. I greatly appreciate the effort of the Chile-India Chamber of Commerce to make this interaction possible. May I also thank the Indian business delegation which is present here today and has accompanied me on the earlier legs of my current visit?

Hon'ble Mayor,

Distinguished Citizens of Santiago,

Ladies and Gentlemen.