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March 12, 2019 11:36
Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al Jubeir paid an official visit to India met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 11 March 2019 as a follow up of the visit of the Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last month.

He conveyed greetings of Saudi Arabia King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the PM Modi,the MEA statement said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi warmly reciprocated the wishes. He thanked the leadership of Saudi Arabia for expressing full solidarity with India in the fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. It was agreed that Saudi Arabia and India should work together for irreversible, verifiable and credible steps against all terrorists without any discrimination.

He briefed the Prime Minister on the follow up of the outcomes of the historical visit of Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia in February 2019. Both the countries have taken significant steps including to boost trade and investment and to achieve USD 100 billion investment from Saudi Arabia into India, which was announced during the visit of the Crown Prince, the MEA said.

Later, Minister Al Jubeir met with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to discuss more about bilateral relations.They took note of significant developments after the visit of Crown Prince to India.

External Affairs Minister reiterated that an immediate irreversible and verifiable action to dismantle terror infrastructure is essential to fight the menace of terror.

It was agreed to set up the Strategic Partnership Council at the earliest. The MEA said, “The gesture from Saudi side to increase the Hajj Quota to 2,00,000 and Royal pardon to 850 Indian Prisoners was highly appreciated.”

By Sai Kumar

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