Port Louis, March 9 -- As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a two-day visit to Mauritius, Indian High Commissioner to Mauritius, Anurag Srivastava, called the relationship between the two countries "truly special" and expressed that he expects agreement in areas of maritime security and capacity building.

"This is a truly special relationship and this relationship has matured into a very strong, robust and multifaceted partnership. This partnership spans areas like maritime security cooperation, development partnership, capacity building, health and education and various other areas," Srivastava told ANI.

"In the meetings between the two Prime Ministers, we anticipate that there will be very important agreements and announcements ...