Namibia confers PM Modi with highest civilian award

Windhoek: 'Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis', Namibia's highest civilian honour, was conferred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.

The award was presented by Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Modi is in Namibia on the last leg of his five-nation visit.

This is the first visit of Prime Minister Modi to Namibia and the third-ever prime ministerial visit from India to the country.

This is the 27th international honour bestowed upon Prime Minister Modi by a foreign government since he assumed office in May 2014.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Nandi-Ndaitwah held bilateral talks, following which the two countries signed four agreements to bolster bilateral cooperation in several areas, including energy and healthcare.

With PTI inputs