Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday co-chair the Strategic Partnership Council, which aims to further strengthen friendship between the two countries.
Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman condemned the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir. Both sides formed two new ministerial committees including defense and agreed to cooperate on establishing two refinery in India.
Modi, who reached Jeddah on Tuesday on a two -day visit, assessed the situation in Kashmir. Because of this, he was able to start his scheduled meeting with Crown Prince at least two hours.
26 people died in a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, mostly tourists. This is the deadliest attack in the valley after the Pulwama attack in 2019.
Sources said that Modi held bilateral talks with Saudi Crown Prince, but did not attend the official dinner and decided to return to home on Tuesday night after finishing his journey in the middle. Earlier, he had a program to return to India on Wednesday night.
Earlier, Modi was formally welcomed at Al Salam Palace, where he was welcomed by Crown Prince Mohammed. According to photographs shared by the government Saudi Press Agency, the two leaders embraced each other and greeted each other.
This was followed by a detailed bilateral discussion and a meeting of the Strategic Partnership Council, which was established during the 2019 visit to the Prime Minister to strengthen bilateral relations.
Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Suhail Ejaz Khan said that the unfortunate terrorist attack in India was mentioned at the beginning of the meeting. The ambassador said, “The two leaders condemned the terrorist attack. The Crown Prince expressed his condolences and offered us all possible help in this regard. ”
Both sides also signed four MoUs (MoUs) in the areas of space, anti -doping education, health and communication. Both sides also agreed to cooperate on setting up two refinery in India.
Modi had earlier posted ‘X’ in English and Arabic, this journey will strengthen friendship between India and Saudi Arabia. The F-15 fighter jets of the ‘Royal Saudi Airforce’ on Tuesday provided security to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft in Saudi Arabia as part of a special honor.