President Droupadi Murmu said today that Indians do not want to conquer countries; they want to conquer hearts. President Murmu stated this while interacting with Indian scholars doing research at Champalimaud Centre Lisbon in, Portugal today. President Murmu called the researchers hailing from India who are working at the Centre as flag bearers of the country. She said, they have made a significant contribution in enhancing India’s pride.
Earlier, on the second and concluding day of her visit to the southern European country, President Murmu held talks with the Speaker of the Assembly of Portugal, Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco. The External Affairs Ministry said that talks between the two leaders were productive, with both sides discussing ways to fortify bilateral relations. President Murmu also interacted with members of Parliament, besides meeting with members of the India-Portugal Parliamentary Friendship Group.
President Murmu reached Lisbon yesterday on the first leg of her state visit to Portugal and Slovakia. She held delegation-level talks with her Portuguese counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, in Lisbon on the first day of her visit.
