UN Secretary General arrives in Mumbai on a three-day visit to India, will pay tribute to the victims of 26/11 attacks

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reached India on Wednesday on his three-day visit to India. On the first day of the visit, he will pay tribute to those killed in the 26/11 terror attack at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai. Guterres arrived in Mumbai on a commercial flight from London after midnight on Wednesday. On his arrival, he was received by senior officials of the Government of Maharashtra.

He later went to the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in south Mumbai, where he would pay tribute to those killed in the 26/11 terror attacks. The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was one of the places that were targeted during the horrific terrorist attacks on 26 November 2008.

Guterres will deliver a public speech today at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai, on the topic "India@75: UN-India Partnership: Strengthening South-South Cooperation", before leaving for Gujarat. This is his first visit to India after starting his second term in January. He had earlier visited the country in October 2018 during his previous tenure.

The United Nations Secretary-General will attend a program related to 'Mission Life' (Environmental Lifestyle) in Kevadiya, Gujarat along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 20.