Saudi Crown Prince signs several key agreements with India
New Delhi, The Gulf Observer: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed on Monday several key agreements with India, including a India-Saudi Strategic Partnership Council.
The crown prince was welcomed by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a ceremonial reception at Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
This is the second visit of the Saudi crown prince, who previously went to India on in February 2019.
“We are very glad to be in India the relation between India and the Arabian peninsula goes back thousand years of history. The relationship between us is in our DNA in Saudi Arabia. India is our friend, they helped us build Saudi Arabia over the past 70 years. There is a lot of Saudi work in India, helping development,” the crown prince said during the ceremonial reception.
“This trip will highlight the Saudi work done here in India and ensure that our relationship is maintained and improved for the sake of both countries and with the leadership of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I am sure this will happen,” he said.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived at New Delhi’s Palam airbase on Friday to participate in the 18th G20 Leaders’ Summit over the weekend.
India, the US, Saudi Arabia and the European Union announced on Saturday a historic agreement to launch a mega India-Middle East-Europe shipping and railway connectivity corridor.
