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PM Modi to leave today for five-nation tour

by IBNS 06 Jul 2015, 11:00 am

New Delhi, Jul 6 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for a five-nation tour on Monday to attend the BRICS summit in Russia and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

 Modi will visit five Central Asian nations including Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan to deepen strategic footprints and energy cooperation.

He is scheduled to  the travel from July 6 to 13 to five Central Asian countries and Russia where he will attend the summits of BRICS and SCO.o

The focus of tour is primarily on enhancing strategic, economic and energy ties

The Prime Minister's visit will start with Uzbekistan from where he will go to Kazakhstan onJuly 7. He will then travel to Russia on July 8, before moving to Turkmenistan on July 10, Kyrgyzstan on July 11 and Tajikistan on July 12.