New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today had a telephone conversation with the Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the two leaders reaffirmed their strategic partnership, the PM’s Office said.
During the conversation, both leaders reviewed the functioning of the bilateral Strategic Partnership Council established in 2019 and expressed satisfaction about the steady growth in the India-Saudi partnership, the PMO said in a statement.
The Prime Minister expressed his desire to further expand trade and investment between the two countries. He also highlighted the opportunities that the Indian economy offers to Saudi investors.
Both leaders agreed to continue supporting each other’s efforts against the the COVID-19 pandemic, in the spirit of the special friendship and people-to-people links between the two countries.
“They also reviewed regional and international developments of mutual interest,” the statement said.
Apart from that, the Prime Minister also reiterated an invitation to the Crown Prince to visit India at an early date, the PMO added.
-RJV
