 May I now request the two prime ministers to jointly unveil the e-plug for the Metro Express project. Excellencies, we will now see a short video on the ENT hospital. May I now request the Honourable Prime Minister of Mauritius and the Prime Minister of India to jointly unveil the e-plug for inaugurating the ENT hospital. I have the honour to invite the Honourable Pravin Kumar Jagannath, Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius, to share his thoughts on this occasion. Prime Minister of the Republic of India, my colleague ministers, members of the diplomatic corps, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. I am happy to be among you all for the launching of what will go down in the history as the biggest project ever undertaken in our country. At the outset, I would like to express my sincere gratitude and profound respect to you, Sri Narendra Modi Ji, for taking time out of your busy schedule to honour us with your gracious presence on this momentous occasion. Your acceptance, Prime Minister, to grace this event by your presence online and to deliver a message to the Mauritian nation is yet another demonstration of your affectionate consideration for Mauritius. We are deeply grateful for your personal involvement in the achievement of this first phase of the Metro Express. Without India's support and assistance, we would never have progressed so quickly in implementing not only the Metro Express project, but also other projects such as the new ENT hospital that we also e-launched a few moments ago. For this, the people of Mauritius will always be grateful to India for that. Ladies and gentlemen, a three-decade Mauritian dream of a modern transport system has become true. Today, we are all of us as a nation making history. We have always dared to aim high while being pragmatic and realistic, always forging ahead, never setting a limit on what we can achieve. The launching of the Metro Express sets us on a journey with a confidence that the future can be even more promising and brighter. Sri Narendra Modi Ji, you so rightly stated during your formidable speech at the 74th General Assembly of the United Nations that success for you means people should experience change. You mentioned the endeavors and achievements of your government in numerous fields from water supply and health services to technological advancement and environmental protection and from fighting poverty to education for all. My government shares the same philosophy and convictions. We are at the service of the people. All our actions are geared towards improving the lives of our fellow citizens. We are creating wealth, but we are for inclusive development where we put our respective economies at the service of our people. In 2014, the government I am leading today promised meaningful change for our people and our country. Nearly five years after, our achievements proved that we have indeed delivered on that promise. We firmly believe that development is about the adequacy and quality of the physical fabrics of our society, including infrastructure facilities, transportation, healthcare, sports and leisure and public transportation amongst others. Today's historic event bears out the depth of our determination and commitment to our modernization endeavor. The Metro Express project is not a standalone project, but a core pillar of a wider strategy to modernize our country. And I'm happy to announce that we are currently looking into acquiring a fleet of modern electric buses that will cover the island. My wish as Prime Minister is to ensure that all our citizens have access to a safe, comfortable and affordable transport system. Ladies and gentlemen, I wish to heartily thank Larson and Tugro for delivering the priority section of the Metro Express on time and as Bershiju. My thanks also go to all those experts from Singapore, India, Spain and Mauritius and those officers from Metro Express Limited, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Land Transport and from my office who have worked tirelessly on the project in challenging circumstances. And of course, there are so many other institutions that have been mentioned by my colleague, Horrible Buddha, with whom I join in to say a big thank you. And finally, I want to congratulate the Minister of Public Infrastructure and Land Transport for his dedication and passion in putting the Metro Express on track. Srimodiji, as we witness a defining moment in our history, we need the blessings of Mother India for us to pursue our journey towards more progress in the more auspicious manner. Your message today will represent those blessings, and I look forward to work even more closely with you. Thank you again, Prime Minister, for being with us this afternoon. And now would you allow me to say a few words in Creole? We live a historic moment, a dream that dates back 30 years living in reality in Zodiac. We live in a Zodiac Metro Express. And let's say that Metro, which appeared in September 2019, was the last segment for him, Rosile. And he finally, indeed, appeared to be an anti-Private. On this occasion, we find a lot of people, and of course, we have great people too, who live in the time when they were young. And also, we have great nostalgia. I just want to find out who the modern quality of Samantra has been. And in Zodiac, the population will find out how we can transform this country, how we can modernize our infrastructure, and how we can improve the quality of life of everyone. Metro Express is not just a modern means of transportation. There's a lot of advantages. It can help improve the quality of life, so that you can work more efficiently, so that you can enter the house, so that you can work more efficiently as well, and that it allows you to spend more time with your family so that you can do other activities that you want. To improve your safety, you need less accidents on the road, and you also need to benefit from the environment, because it allows you to reduce pollution caused by the mass of vehicles here on the road. You also need to benefit from the company, from the private and public sectors, because they're going to work, they're going to work, but they're going to be less stressed, and they're going to be more productive in their work. Zodiac makes me extremely happy when I find that all the Mauritians express their joy and pride when they find me so expressed. When everything is over, I'm very happy that all Mauritians have the opportunity to take advantage of their new public transport system, and we've decided to push the public in the first month of operation to be able to travel for free. I don't want to forget that this is the first phase where we can continue to spread the metro in other places in the coming years. Good work, but it's time to start. As you know, I'm very happy to be a good Mauritian citizen, and as I said with Prime Minister Narendra Modiji, we also want to have a new hospital. We also want to have a better service, we want to have a modern infrastructure, and we want to have a high level equipment for the service of the population. We have a lot of projects that are in the pipeline, and a lot of projects that will come. I'm very happy that we feel even more proud when we find the country that is moving forward at its speed. So Modiji, I would like to end with a thing that I repeat regularly. And again, the way we work, and the way not only in institutions, but also in the world that gives us moral support. I would like to say, together, everything is possible. Live the metro express, and live the friendship between the Republic of Mauritia and the Republic of India. Thank you very much. Thank you, Your Excellency. I now have the honour to request the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modiji, to address us. Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritia, the Honourable Minister, Praveen Jagannath Ji, Senior Ministers, and dignitaries of Mauritia. Distinguished guests, friends, Namaskar, Banju, I would like to extend very warm greetings to all our friends in Mauritia. This interaction is a special occasion for our nations. This is a new chapter in our shared history, heritage, and cooperation. Not long ago, Mauritias hosted the Indian Ocean Island Games and achieved glory in them. Both our countries are celebrating Durga Puja and will soon celebrate the Pavali. These developments make the integration of the first phase of the metro project and your more joyous occasion. The metro will provide clean, efficient, and time-saving transport. It will contribute to economic activities and tourism. The other projects inaugurated today, State of the Art ENTO Hospital will contribute the quality healthcare. The hospital has an energy-efficient building and will offer paper-less services. Both these projects will serve the people of Mauritias. They are a symbol of India's strong commitment to development of Mauritias. Thousands of workers have worked hard day and night in sun and in rain for these projects. But unlike in the past centuries, we today work for the better future of our people. I commend the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Praveen Jagannath, who conceived modern infrastructure and services for Mauritias. I also sincerely thank him and the government of Mauritias for their active cooperation which has been the key to timely completion of these projects. We are proud that India has partnered Mauritias in these and other projects of direct public interest. Last year, a joint project provided e-tablets to young children. The new Supreme Court building and 1,000 social housing units are coming up rapidly. I am happy to announce that India will support the construction of a renal unit as well as medical clinics and area health centers suggested by Prime Minister Jagannath. France, both India and Mauritias are diverse and vibrant democracies committed to working for prosperity of our peoples as well as for peace in our region and the world. Our mutual regard for each other finds expression in a number of ways. This year, Prime Minister Jagannath graced the largest ever Pravasivartiya Divas as the chief guest and also the inauguration of the second term of my government. Our President Boch invited as the chief guest on the fifth anniversary celebration of the independence of Mauritias. In the 150th year of Matma Gandhi Mauritias pays homage to his abiding memory and remembers his special bond with him. France, the Indian Ocean is a bridge between India and Mauritias. Ocean economy holds great promise for our people. The vision of saga, security and growth for all in the region will guide us to work closely together on all aspects of maritime economy, security and disaster risk resolution. I would like to thank the government of Mauritias for joining the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure as a founding member. Excellency, in a month's time our Pravasivartiya Divas will be celebrated at the World Heritage Site of our Pravasivartiya. It will mark the successful struggle of our brave ancestors. That struggle had born rich fruits in the form of great success of Mauritias in this country, in this century. We salute the remarkable spirit of the people of Mauritias. We will la-mi-te-antra-la-and-e-Maurice Bharat and Mauritias Maitri amar rahe Long live India Mauritias' friendship. Thank you, thank you very much. Thank you sir. Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, this brings us to the close of this inauguration ceremony. I would like to once again thank our distinguished guests, the Prime Minister of Mauritias, Mr Pravin Jagannath and Prime Minister of India, Shree Narendra Modi ji for joining us this afternoon. Thank you so much on our dear Prime Minister for being this new inclusive and smart Mauritias. Thank you very much.