List of international prime ministerial trips made by Atal Bihari Vajpayee

This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Atal Bihari Vajpayee during his tenure as the Prime Minister of India from March 1998 and May 2004. The first overseas visit was to Sri Lanka to attend the 10th SAARC Summit in July 1998.

Summary of international trips

In his six-year long tenure as the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee made 29 international trips, visiting 32 countries, including visits to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

+Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's visits by countryNumber of visitsCountry1 visit (20)Bangladesh, China, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Portugal, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Vatican City, Vietnam2 visits (10)Cambodia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey3 visits (1)Russia5 visits (1)United States

1998 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes1Colombo28–31 July10th SAARC summit2Salalah29–30 AugustState visitWindhoek30–31 AugustState visitDurban1–2 September12th NAM summitPort Louis3–4 SeptemberState visit3New York City22–28 SeptemberUnited Nations General AssemblyParis29–30 SeptemberState visit

1999 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes4Port of Spain8–9 FebruaryState visitMontego Bay9–12 February9th G15 summitRabat13–14 February 1999State visit5Lahore20–21 FebruaryState visitInauguration of the Delhi–Lahore bus service.6Dhaka19–20 JuneState visitInauguration of the Kolkata–Dhaka bus service.7Durban12–15 November1999 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

2000 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes8Port Louis10–13 MarchState visit9AnkaraMarch–April10Rome25–27 JuneState visitVatican City26 JuneState visitLisbon28–29 JuneState visit11New York City, Washington, D.C.5–17 SeptemberMillennium SummitState visitVajpayee was the only foreign leader to have addressed the joint session of the 106th United States Congress.Berlin18–19 SeptemberState visit

2001 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes12Hanoi7–10 JanuaryState visitJakarta10–14 JanuaryState visit13Tehran10–13 AprilState visit14Kuala Lumpur13–16 MayState visit15Moscow4–7 NovemberState visitNew York City, Washington, D.C.7–11 NovemberState visit and United Nations General AssemblyOfficial working visit from 7-9 Nov. UNGA from 10 Nov.London12–13 NovemberState visit16Tokyo7–11 DecemberState visit

2002 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes17Kathmandu3–6 January11th SAARC summit18Phnom Penh9–11 AprilState visit19New York City12 SeptemberUnited Nations General AssemblyMet with President George W. Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City.20Phnom Penh4–6 November1st India–ASEAN summitVientiane6–8 NovemberState visit

2003 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes21Kuala Lumpur22–25 February13th NAM summit22Berlin27–28 MayState visitSaint Petersburg29 May–1 JuneTercentenary celebrations of the cityÉvian-les-Bains1–3 June29th G8 summit23Beijing, Luoyang22–27 JuneState visit24Ankara, Istanbul16–19 SeptemberState visitNew York City20–28 SeptemberUnited Nations General AssemblyMet with President George W. Bush at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on 24 September.25Denpasar5–8 October2nd India-ASEAN summitBangkok8–12 OctoberState visit26Colombo19–22 OctoberState visit27Moscow11–13 NovemberState visitDushanbe13–14 NovemberState visitDamascus14–16 NovemberState visit28Abuja4–7 December2003 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

2004 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes29Islamabad3–6 January 200412th SAARC summit

See also Premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee List of international trips made by prime ministers of India History of Indian foreign relations

References

External links Outgoing Visits – by Ministry of External Affairs