New Delhi, April 7 -- President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Lisbon early this morning on the first leg of her state visit to Portugal and Slovakia. She was welcomed by the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and received a guard of honour at Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon. President Murmu was given a 21-gun salute and inspected contingents of the Portuguese Defence Forces.

The president also paid respects to Portugal's greatest poet, Luis Vaz de Camoes, by laying a wreath at his tomb in Lisbon.

Later in the day, the president will hold delegation-level talks with her Portuguese counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. She will also meet Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and the Speaker of Parliament, Jose Pedro Aguiar Branco. The May...