President Pranab Mukherjee today said India attaches high importance to its relations with Mauritius and hoped a new dynamism will be added to these bi-lateral relations in the future.

Mukherjee expressed these views as the visiting Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim called on him at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here after she arrived on her maiden visit to India today.

He said people of India are delighted that Dr Ameenah Gurib-Fakim has personal, professional and academic linkages with India. “India attaches high importance to its relations with Mauritius which has a very special place in the hearts and minds of the Indian people,” the President said.

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