Kanna Guchh Pulao to Phirin: Kashmiri flavours take centre stage at President Murmu’s dinner for Swiss President

A Swiss Confederation President Guy Parmelin was in for a diverse culinary experience at the dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu on Monday evening at the Rashtrapati BhavanThe carefully curated menu with a special focus on the rich flavours of Kashmir showcased an array of traditional delicacies for President Parmelin and other guestsThe spread featured Kashmirs famed Kanna Guchh Pulao khatte baingan Tsok Wangun and the traditional Sheermal roti The dessert selection included the muchloved Kashmiri delicacies phirni and shuftaThe culinary experience was complemented by traditional beverages including aromatic Kashmiri Kahwa and traditional Gur Chai from LadakhThe Swiss President arrived in India on Monday as part of his visit from October 5 to October 7Welcoming Parmelin to India President Murmu said the two countries enjoy warm and cordial relations based on shared values of democracy and the rule of law while cooperation spans trade and investment science technology and innovation culture and peopletopeople contactsMurmu noted that following the implementation of the historic IndiaEuropean Free Trade Association Trade and Partnership Agreement there are greater opportunities for expanding bilateral trade and investmentShe also highlighted the presence of Swiss companies in India particularly in the infrastructure sector where they have a notable presence in the construction of roads railway bridges and tunnelsMurmu said Swiss companies can also explore opportunities in emerging areas such as clean and green technology and Artificial IntelligenceThe President further noted that important agreements had been signed during Parmelins visit to promote cooperation in migration and mobility research and technology transferThe two leaders also agreed that close cooperation between India and Switzerland can bring immense benefits to the people of both countries and expressed confidence that this visit will contribute to further strengthening relations between the two countriesThe banquet was also attended by Vice President CP RadhakrishnanHonble Vice President Shri C P Radhakrishnan attended the banquet hosted by Honble President Smt Droupadi Murmu in honour of the President of the Swiss Confederation HE Mr Guy Parmelin at Rashtrapati Bhavan today the VicePresident said in a post on XEarlier Parmelin held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House with the discussions covering a broad range of areas aimed at taking the IndiaSwitzerland partnership forwardIn our talks today President Guy Parmelin and I discussed ways to take the IndiaSwitzerland partnership forward across key areas like Trade and investment especially in the wake of the IndiaEFTA agreement Defence production Nuclear energy Infrastructure and mobility Science technology and innovation Opportunities for students and professionals PM Modi said in a post on XThe Prime Minister said the two sides also discussed deeper cooperation in health clean energy space Yoga and AyurvedaDuring the banquet Murmu also noted that regular highlevel exchanges between India and Switzerland have continued to provide momentum to bilateral relations while expressing confidence that closer cooperation would benefit the people of both countriesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever