Prime
Minister Modi was on Thursday administered the oath of office and
secrecy by President Ram Nath Kovind at a glittering ceremony just
before sunset at the forecourt of majestic Rashtrapati Bhavan.
UN
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that India is a "very
valuable partner" of the United Nations and he looks forward to
working with the new government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Prime
Minister Modi was on Thursday administered the oath of office and
secrecy by President Ram Nath Kovind at a glittering ceremony just
before sunset at the forecourt of majestic Rashtrapati Bhavan,
capping a landslide win for the BJP which won 303 of the 542 seats.
UN
Secretary-General Guterres has worked very closely with Prime
Minister Modi, including on the issue of climate change, Farhan Haq,
Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, told PTI on Thursday.
"We
will look forward to working with the government as it has now taken
office. India is a very valuable partner of the United Nations,"
Haq said at the daily press briefing on Guterres' message for Modi as
he was sworn-in as India's
Prime Minister for a second five-year term.
Last
week, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the UN chief very much
looked forward to working with Modi and the two leaders have a
"strong relationship" on issues such as the climate change.
Monica
Grayley, the spokeswoman for President of the General Assembly Maria
Fernanda Espinosa, said last week that the UNGA President
congratulates India and the people of India, as well as all
newly-elected representatives in the election.
Espinosa
"looks forward to continuing to work with India in the months to
come," Grayley said.
Espinosa
had met Modi during her visit to India in August 2018 and her
interaction and cooperation with India is a "very good one,"
Grayley had said, adding that Espinosa, if given the opportunity,
would definitely congratulate the Prime Minister in person.
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