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PM Modi Gifts Award-Winning Indian Cheeses to Swiss President Guy Parmelin
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CNBC TV18•06-10-2026, 17:57
PM Modi Gifts Award-Winning Indian Cheeses to Swiss President Guy Parmelin
- •Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted three award-winning Indian cheeses, namely Gulmarg, Konark and Yeoor, to Swiss President Guy Parmelin in New Delhi.
- •Gulmarg is a Super Gold-winning Brie-style cow's milk cheese made by Eleftheria, aged for two to three weeks.
- •Konark is a French Tomme-style cheese that secured a Gold medal at the 2023 World Cheese Awards in Norway and Silver at the 2025 awards in Switzerland.
- •Yeoor is inspired by Swiss Gruyère, aged for eight to nine months, and uniquely decorated with rose petals and fennel on its outer rind.
- •PM Modi also presented a hand-carved Kashmiri walnut wood wall panel to Parmelin and a Kutchi shawl in a Sadeli box to his wife, Caroline Parmelin.
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PM Modi gifted Swiss President Guy Parmelin three award-winning Indian cheeses named Gulmarg, Konark, and Yeoor during their meeting in New Delhi on October 5, 2026.
Gulmarg won Super Gold at the 2026 Mundial do Queijo do Brasil. Konark won Gold at the 2023 World Cheese Awards in Norway and Silver at the 2025 World Cheese Awards in Switzerland.
PM Modi presented Guy Parmelin with a hand-carved Kashmiri walnut wood wall panel depicting traditional scenes. His wife, Caroline Parmelin, received a Kutchi shawl placed inside a Sadeli box.
