New Delhi, April 4 -- President Droupadi Murmu will be on state visits to Portugal and Slovakia from April 7-10, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a special briefing on Friday.

President Murmu will visit Portugal from 7-8 April at the invitation of President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The visit is taking place after a gap of 27 years, as the last State Visit took place in 1998 when President K R Narayanan visited Portugal. While from 9-10 April, President Droupadi Murmu will visit the Slovakia at the invitation of the Slovakia President Peter Pellegrini. It will be the first visit by the President of India to Slovakia in 29 years.

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