Representative Office of India

DATE

DIGNITARY (IES)

PURPOSE

July

2023

H.E. Dr. Ausaf Sayeed,

Secretary (CPV &OIA)

Met:-

(1) Prime Minister of the State of Palestine, H.E. Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh

(2) Diplomatic Advisor to President of State of Palestine, H.E. Dr. Majdi Khaldi.

(3) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, State of Palestine, H.E. Dr. Riad Malki.

(3) H.E. Dr. Mai Kaileh, Minister of Heath, State of Palestine

(4) Gen. Supervisor of Official Palestinian Media Minister Ahmad Assaf. Jointly commissioned GOI-funded project National Printing Press in Palestine.

February

2018

H.E. Shri Narendra Modi

Hon’ble Prime Minister

Official State visit to Palestine

(1) Laid a wreath at Late President Yasser Arafat’s mausoleum.

(2) Hon’ble PM Modi was received by H.E. President Mahmoud Abbas in official ceremony at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah.

(3) Held bilateral meetings.

(4) H.E. President Abbas bestowed the Grand Collar of the State of Palestine on Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi.

List of Agreements/MoUs signed during the visit

November 2016

H.E. Sh. M.J. Akbar

Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs

Co-Chaired 1st Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) between India and Palestine with H.E. Dr. Riad Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Met:-

 (1) H.E. President Mahmoud Abbas

(2) H.E. Dr. Sabre Saidam, Minister of Education and Higher Education

January 2016

H.E. Smt Sushma Swaraj

Hon'ble External Affairs Minister 

Met:-

(1) H.E. President Mahmoud Abbas
(2) H.E. Dr. Riad Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs

October 2015

[12-13]

Shri Pranab Mukherjee

Hon'ble President of India

State Visit to Palestine

(1) The Hon'ble President of India inaugurated:

i. A street (India Street / Shari-el-Hind) in Beitunia
ii. A roundabout (Midan-e-al-Hind) in Beitunia
iii. India-Palestine Centre for Excellence in ICT at Al-Quds University, Abu Dees.

(2) The Hon'ble President was conferred Honorary Doctorate at Al-Quds University, Abu Dees.

(3) MoU between the Indian Council of Cultural Relations and the Ministry of Culture, Palestine.

(4) List of Agreements/MoUs signed during the visit

July 2015

Shri Anil Wadhwa

Secretary (East)

Ministry of External Affairs

Met:-

(1) President Mahmoud Abbas

(2) Prime Minister Dr. Rami Al-Hamdallah

(3) Deputy Foreign Minister, Dr.Jaradat

Inaugurated Jawaharlal Nehru Secondary School for Girls in Assera al-Shamalyeh

May 2015

Shri Sandeep Kumar

Joint Secretary for

West Asia and North Africa

First Round of India-Palestine Foreign Office Consultations held at Ramallah

July 2013

Shri E. Ahamed

Hon’ble MOS (EA)

Met:-

(1) President Mahmoud Abbas

(2) Prime Minister Dr. Rami Al-Hamdallah

(3) Deputy Prime Ministers, Dr. Ziad Abu Amro and Dr. Mohammad Mustafa

(4) Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Riad Malki

(5) Minister of Finance, Mr. Shukri Bishara

(6) Commissioner of the Fateh Foreign Relations Commission, Dr. Nabil Shaath

July 2012

Shri Rajeev Shahare

Joint Secretary for

West Asia and North Africa

Met :-

(1) Prime Minister Dr. Salam Fayyad

(2) Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Riyad Malki

(3) President’s Diplomatic Advisor Dr. Majdi Khaldi

(4) Minister of Planning Dr. Mohammad Abu Ramadan

(5) Minister of Labor Ahmad Majdalani

(6)Minister of Telecom. & IT Dr. Safaa Nasereddin

(7) DG, Ministry of Education, Mr. Fawwaz Mujahed

January 2012

H.E. S.M. Krishna

Hon'ble Minister of External Affairs

Met :-

(1) President Mahmoud Abbas
(2) Prime Minister Dr. Salam Fayyad
(3) Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Riyad Malki
(4) President's Diplomatic Advisor Dr.Majdi Khaldi

Oct 2007

Shri Chinmaya R. Gharekhan

Special Envoy for West Asia

and the MEPP

Met :-

President Abbas during his transit halt at Hyderabad

Sep 2007

Shri E. Ahamed

Hon’ble MOS (EA)

Met :-

(1) Dr. Rafique Husseini, Chief of Staff of Presidency

(2) Dr. Nimer Hamad, Chief Political Advisor to President

(3) Shaikh Ahmad Hussein, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Holy land of Palestine 

(4) Dr. Ahmed Soboh, Deputy Foreign Minister

Sep 2007

Shri Chinmaya R. Gharekhan

Special Envoy for West Asia

and the MEPP

Met :-

(1) President Mahmoud Abbas

(2) PM Dr. Salam Fayyad

(3) Ms. Khalida Jarrar, (PFLP)

(4) Mr. Qais Abu Laila, (DFLP)

(5) Mr. Bassam Salehi, (PPP)

May 2007

Shri N. Ravi

Secretary (East) 

Met:-

(1) President Mahmoud Abbas

(2) Dy. PM Azzam Al-Ahmad

(3) Dy. FM Dr. Ahmed Soboh

Feb 2007

Shri Chinmaya R. Gharekhan

Special Envoy for West Asia

and the MEPP

Met:-

(1) Chief of Cabinet, Political advisor and Spokesman of the Presidency.

(2) Dr. Mustafa Barghouti

(3) Abbas Zaki, PLO Executive Committee member

(4) Rafik Natsheh, Fatah Central Committee member and

(5) President Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo.

August 2006

Shri Chinmaya R. Gharekhan

Special Envoy for West Asia

and the MEPP

Met :-

President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman

February 2005

Shri Chinmaya R. Gharekhan

Special Envoy for West Asia

and the MEPP

Met :-

President Mahmoud Abbas

January 2005

Delegation headed by Shri Ajay Narayan Jha, Deputy Election Commissioner, and consisting of Shri Basudeb Banerjee, Shri Lalmalsawma & Shri Renga Raju Balakrishnan, Chief Electoral Officers of West Bengal, Mizoram and Orissa respectively

At the invitation of the Government of the PNA, to observe Palestinian Presidential elections held on 9th January.

November 2004

Multi-party delegation consisting of Hon’ble EAM Shri K. Natwar Singh, Hon’ble Railway Minister Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav, Hon’ble Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, and CPM leader Shri Sitaram Yechuri

To Cairo to participate in the

funeral ceremony of President Yasser Arafat.

September 2004

Shri E. Ahamed, Hon’ble MOS(EA)

Met :-

(1) President Yasser Arafat

(2) Prime Minister Abu Ala and handed over 12 Tata Safari vehicles and a consignment of medicines

June 2002

Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad,

Hon’ble MOS for Coal and Mines

As part of NAM Ministerial delegation

May 2001

Shri Vinod Khanna

Hon’ble MOS(EA)

Met :-

President Arafat at NAM Ministerial Meeting on Palestine in Pretoria

July 2000

Shri Jaswant Singh, Hon’ble EAM

Inaugurated Mahatma Gandhi Library and Student Activity Centre at the Palestine Technical College and the Jawaharlal Nehru Library at Al-Azhar University in Gaza

June 2000

Shri L. K. Advani, Hon’ble Union Home Minister, accompanied by Home Secretary, Director IB, Director CBI, DG BSF and JS(MHA)

Met :-

President Yasser Arafat

June 2000

Dr. Najma Heptullah, President of the Council of the IPU and Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

To address a joint session of PNC and PLC>

May 2000

Dr. Raman Singh, Hon’ble MOS for Commerce and Industry

To discuss bilateral economic, commercial and investment relations