This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Manmohan Singh during his tenure as the Prime Minister of India between May 2004 and May 2014. The first overseas visit was to Thailand to attend the 1st BIMSTEC Summit in July 2004.
Summary of international trips
In his ten-year long tenure as the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh made 71 international trips, visiting 46 countries, including visits to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
+Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visits by countryNumber of visits Country1 visit (28)Belgium, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Laos, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam2 visits (7)Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, South Korea3 visits (3)Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand4 visits (5)China, France, Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom5 visits (1)Japan9 visits (1)Russia10 visits (1)United States
2004 Country Areas visited Date(s) Details Images1Bangkok29–31 JulyFirst overseas visit to attend 1st BIMSTEC Summit. Attended the 1st BIMSTEC summit. Met Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Interacted and held multilateral talks with other participating BIMSTEC leaders. 2London19–20 SeptemberOfficial visit. Met with Prime Minister Tony Blair and held bilateral talks with him.New York City21–26 SeptemberAttended 59th United Nations General Assembly Session and addressed the General Assembly. Called on US President George W. Bush and held multilateral talks other participating leaders including UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. Also interacted with the leaders of the G4 countries. 3Amsterdam, Binnenhof,The Hague7–10 NovemberAttend the EU-India Summit. Met Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende and European Commission President Romano Prodi and participated in talks. Called on Queen Beatrix at Noordeinde Palace and addressed EU-India Business forum meet. 4Vientiane28–30 NovemberAttended ASEAN summit and Annual India-ASEAN Summit. Met with Prime Minister Bounnhang Vorachith and President Khamtai Siphandone. Held multilateral talks with other participating ASEAN leaders and the leaders of China, Japan, and Australia. Also flagged off first ASEAN-India Car Rally.
2005 Country Areas visited Date(s) Details Images5Port Louis30 March–2 AprilMet with Prime Minister Paul Bérenger and President Anerood Jugnauth. Addressed special session of the National Assembly and inaugurated the Ebene City Tower. Also met Chief Justice Ariranga Pillay, Leader of Opposition Navinchandra Ramgoolam and Culture Minister Jaya Krishna Cuttaree. 6Jakarta22–24 AprilAttended the Asia-Africa Summit and Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Bandung Conference of 1955. Met with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and held multilateral talks with other participating leaders including Nepalese King Gyanendra, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Chinese President Hu Jintao. 7Moscow8–10 MayAttended Victory Day Parade as guest of honour. Met with President Vladimir Putin and other invited heads of state and government. 8London, Auchterarder6–9 JulyAttended 31st G8 summit as guest invitee. Met Prime Minister Tony Blair and the participating leaders of France, Japan, Germany and Brazil. Received honorary doctorate of civil law from Oxford University and addressed the occasion of 75th anniversary of India House, London. 9Washington, D.C.16–21 JulyOfficial visit to the United States. Accorded formal welcome at White House lawn, met and held talks with President George W. Bush and attended banquet hosted in his honour by President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush. Addressed a special joint session of the United States Congress and met several floor leaders. 10Kabul28–29 AugustMet President Hamid Karzai and visited the Mazar at Bagh-e-Babur. Laid foundation stone of new Parliament Building along with former King Mohammad Zahir Shah. 11Paris12–14 SeptemberMet and held strategic talks with President Jacques Chirac at Élysée Palace. Also met Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin at Hôtel Matignon. New York City15–17 SeptemberAddressed the 60th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Participated in the launch of UN Democracy Fund along with US President George W. Bush and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Interacted with other participating leaders including Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. 12Dhaka11–13 NovemberAttended 14th SAARC Summit. Met with Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Visited the Mausoleum of Ziaur Rahman and addressed the plenary session of summit. Also held multilateral talks with other participating SAARC leaders. 13Moscow4–7 DecemberAttended Annual India-Russia Summit. Met President Vladimir Putin at Grand Kremlin Palace and witnessed the signing of important documents. Also met First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov and Industry Minister Viktor Khristenko. Received the title of "Professor Honoris causa" by the Moscow State University and visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 14Kuala Lumpur12–14 DecemberAttended ASEAN Summit, 1st East Asia Summit and Annual India-ASEAN Summit. Met with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and held multilateral talks with other participating leaders including Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
2006 Country Areas visited Date(s) Details Images 15Berlin22–24 AprilAttend Annual India-Germany Summit. Attended Mayor's reception in Hanover. Welcomed by Chancellor Angela Merkel and met and held talks with her. Inaugurated inaugural Hannover Messe along with the Chancellor and also called on President Horst Köhler. Also met Vice-Chancellor Frank-Walter Steinmeier and former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.Tashkent24–26 AprilReceived by Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev and then hosted by President Islam Karimov. Met and held talks with him and attended banquet hosted by President Karimov. 16Saint Petersburg16–18 JulyAttended the 32nd G8 summit and G8+5 Outreach Summit. Met with President Vladimir Putin and attended plenary session. Also met other participating leaders including US President George W. Bush, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel. 17Brasília10–14 SeptemberAttended 1st IBSA Summit. Met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and attended IBSA plenary session and also met South African President Thabo Mbeki. Havana14–16 SeptemberAttended 14th Non-Aligned Movement Summit. Met with Acting President Raúl Castro and attended heads of state plenary. Met with President Fidel Castro and met other participating leaders including Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar. 18Durban, Johannesburg30 September–3 OctoberOfficial visit in connection with 100th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha. Welcomed and hosted by President Thabo Mbeki and witnessed signing of documents between both nations. Also met former President Nelson Mandela and received Medal of Appreciation from the Executive Mayor of Johannesburg Amos Masondo. 19London9–12 OctoberOfficial visit. Met with Prime Minister Tony Blair. Conferred with honorary doctorate degree from Cambridge University and met Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Also met Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett and Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown.Helsinki12–14 OctoberAttended the India-EU Summit. Participated in EU-India talks with Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and EU High Representative Javier Solana. Met with President Tarja Halonen at Presidential Palace, Helsinki. 20Tokyo13–16 DecemberOfficial visit to Japan and inaugurated Festival of India in Tokyo. Welcomed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and attended banquet hosted by him. Addressed special joint sitting of the National Diet and met several members of the Japanese cabinet including Foreign Minister Taro Aso, Finance Minister Kōji Omi, former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. Also called on Emperor Akihito at Imperial Palace, Tokyo.
2007 Country Areas visited Date(s) Details Images21Mandaue13–15 JanuaryAttended ASEAN Summit, 2nd East Asia Summit and Annual India-ASEAN Summit. Met with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Also met other participating leaders including New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. 22Berlin6–9 JuneAttended 34th G8 summit and G8+5 Outreach Summit. Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel and other participating leaders. Held meetings with G5 leaders, Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. 23Abuja14–16 OctoberWelcomed and accorded ceremonial reception at Aso Villa. Met with President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and attended state banquet. Addressed special joint sitting of the National Assembly. Met Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe, Health Minister Adenike Grange and Defence Minister Yayale Ahmed.Johannesburg17–18 OctoberAttended 2nd IBSA summit. Addressed plenary session and met and held bilateral and trilateral talks with President Thabo Mbeki and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. 24Moscow11–13 NovemberAttended Annual India-Russia Summit. Met with President Vladimir Putin and witnessed signing of various documents. Also met with Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov. 25Singapore20–21 NovemberAttended ASEAN Summit, 3rd East Asia Summit and Annual India-ASEAN Summit. Addressed ASEAN plenary and met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Also met other participating leaders including Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.Kampala22–25 NovemberAttended 20th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Welcomed by President Museveni and addressed the heads of government plenary. Met with other participating leaders including British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Botswanan President Festus Mogae, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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