Spanish PM Sanchez arrives in Vadodara for India visit

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits Vadodara, India, inaugurates Tata Advanced Systems Limited facility with PM Modi.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrived in Gujarat's Vadodara city early Monday (October 28, 2024), officials said.

Mr. Sanchez's flight landed at the Vadodara airport at around 1.30 a.m. as he began his maiden official visit to India. He is scheduled to visit Mumbai on Tuesday (October 29, 2024) before returning to Spain.

Mr. Sanchez will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a roadshow before jointly inaugurating the Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) facility in Vadodara on Monday (October 28, 2024) morning.

The 2.5 km roadshow from the airport to the Tata facility will have cultural shows en route.

The two leaders will also visit the historic Laxmi Vilas Palace, where they will hold a bilateral meeting organised by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

“They will have lunch at the palace before proceeding to their respective destinations,” officials said. Mr. Sanchez will leave for Spain at around 12.30 a.m. Wednesday (October 30, 2024), according to his schedule shared by the MEA.

In Vadodara, Mr. Sanchez and Mr. Modi will jointly inaugurate the complex for manufacturing C-295 aircraft by TAS, the first private sector final assembly line for military aircraft in India.