Saudi Arabian Crown Prince to hold talks with PM Modi on Monday, co-chair Strategic Partnership Council meeting
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in New Delhi on a three-day state visit during which he will hold a bilateral meeting and co-chair the first leaders' meeting of the Strategic Partnership Council with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
During this visit, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia will also attend theG20 Summit being hosted in Delhi on Saturday and Sunday. He will continue his stay in India on Monday for the state visit, a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.
On his arrival, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was received by Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at the airport.
The Saudi Crown Prince had earlier come to India on a state visit in February 2019 and this will be his second state visit.
He is accompanied by a high-level delegation, including ministers and senior officials.
This visit follows the visit of Prime Minister Modi to Saudi Arabia in October 2019 during which the two countries established the Strategic Partnership Council, a bilateral mechanism.
On September 11, the Crown Prince will call on President Droupadi Murmu.
He will also hold a bilateral meeting with Modi and the two leaders will co-chair the First Leaders' Meeting of the Strategic Partnership Council, the MEA said.
They will review the progress made under the two Ministerial Committees of the Strategic Partnership Council i.e. the Committee on Political, Security, Social and Cultural Cooperation and the Committee on Economy and Investments Cooperation.
They will discuss all aspects of bilateral relations, including political, security, defence, trade and economic, cultural and people-to-people ties.
