The President of IndiaDroupadi Murmuwas on a three-day official visit to Botswana from November 11 to 13, 2025, marking the first-ever state visit by an Indian President to Botswana.This visit marked the final leg of her state tour to Angola and Botswana.
Highlights of President Draupadi Murmu’s Visit to Botswana:
Bilateral Meeting:President Draupadi Murmwas welcomed by President of BotswanaDuma Gideon Bokoat his office in Gaborone. They held one-to-one talks, followed by delegation-level meetings and discussed expanding cooperation in areas such as trade and investment, Renewable Energy (RE),agriculture, health, skill development, defence, and digital technology.
Key Visits:On November 12, 2025, President Murmbegan her visit by visiting the Diamond Training Company Botswana (DTCB) in Gaborone.
- She addressed theNational Assembly of Botswanaand also visited the Three Dikgosi Monument in Gaborone.
MoUs signed:During the visit, India and Botswana signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) onPharmacopoeial cooperation,enabling harmonisation of pharmaceutical quality standards, facilitating smoother access for Indian medicines in Botswana.
- An MoU was signed by India and Botswana to recognize the Indian Pharmacopoeia(IP)as a reference“book of standards”for medicines in Botswana, becoming the18thcountry to recognize the IP as a Pharmacopoeial standard.
8 Cheetahs Donated:On November 13, 2025, President Draupadi Murmu, along with Botswana President Duma Boko, visited theMolokodi Nature Reserve.
- The two leaders witnessed experts from India and Botswana releaseeight cheetahs, captured from the Ghanzi region, into a quarantine facility, marking Botswana’s symbolic donation of the animals to India under Project Cheetah.
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