PM arrives in India

Port-of-Spain: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has arrived in India.

Photos released by the Office of thePrime Minister show the prime minister arriving at an airport with her husband Dr Gregory Bissessar and being greeted by officials, including India's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Sachin Pilot, India's High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago Shri Malay Mishra and Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Suruj Rambachan.

The prime minister is on a 13 day state visit. During her visit the prime minister will hold bilateral discussions with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and will be the guest of honour at a state banquet.

Trade and Industry Minister Stephen Cadiz who is in India says Trinidad and Tobago is positioning itself to benefit from increased trade between India and Latin America.