President Ram Nath Kovind arrives in Bolivia

SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA: President Ram Nath Kovind arrived on a three-day visit to

Bolivia

on Friday, the first high-level visit to the Latin American country since the establishment of diplomatic ties.


Kovind was welcomed by Bolivian President Evo Morales along with other dignitaries as he arrived at the

Viru Viru International airport

here and also received the Guard of Honour, the ministry of external affairs said in a tweet.

Kovind will hold restricted and delegation-level talks with Bolivian President Morales during the visit.

He will also participate in an India-Bolivia business meet, address university students, and interact with Indian community members during his stay in the country.

On March 30, he will head to

Chile

where he will hold talks with the restricted and delegation-level format with Chilean counterpart Sebastián Piñera.

The President is on a three-nation tour to strengthen ties in key sectors such as trade, investment and

renewable energy

.

He was in

Croatia

from March 25-28.