Port of Spain, July 3 -- Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted India's close ties with Trinidad and Tobago, noting that 45 per cent of their population are of Indian origin.

"India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached the capital of this country, Trinidad and Tobago, on his historic visit. Today, he was welcomed at the airport by the Prime Minister Kamala Prasad Bissessar and her other cabinet ministers. This visit is historic from India's side because after 26 years, a PM-level visit is taking place. A total of 13 lakh people live in this country, out of which 45 per cent are of Indian origin," Jaiswal said.

Jaiswal noted that among the 45 per cent of people of Indin origin, most of the people have...