During his visit to Saudi Arabia on 22-23. April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will discuss “urgent regional and global development”, including the situation in Western Asia, the conflict of Israel-Palestine, and the threat to the naval security represented by Houthi attacks. It will also include important regional matters and support defense and economic cooperation.
This will be the third visit to PM Modi in Saudi Arabia, which has expanded in its three periods. During his visit in 2016, the highest civilian honor of the kingdom was awarded by King Abdulesisis.
Foreign Minister Vikram Misri organized a press conference to share the details of the Prime Minister’s program for his upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia. He said that PM Modi and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman will be very interesting and rich in discussion.
Here are the key peaks of the PM Modi agenda during his visit to Saudi Arabia:
The Foreign Minister stressed that the visit was a “very important opportunity” for both countries to compare notes about several questions of mutual interest, such as the regional situation and global development.
Misri said that the Prime Minister would certainly discuss Houthis “with regard to transport and navigation, etc.” because India carefully followed them with some concerns about freedom of navigation, security and security of our vessels and the sea.
He also said that the evolving situation in West Asia, especially the conflict of Israeli Palestine, will also represent prominently in bilateral discussions.
India and Saudi Arabia are expected to strengthen its defense cooperation and expand their economic partnership, currently worth almost $ 43 billion, while visiting PM Modi.
“Saudi Arabia is the fifth largest trading partner in India and India is the second largest business partner of the kingdom,” Misri said.
In addition to the store, he said that investment would also be a topic of discussion that is still doing well. “There are investments in various sectors such as energy, steel, chemicals, food, telecommunications and startups.”
Energy will also be a key topic during interviews. “The value of energy trade in FY 23-24 was $ 25.7 billion. The kingdom remains the third largest oil and oil source destination in India, as well as the third largest source of LPG for India, which is almost 18 percent of the total import of India LPG,” Misri said.
The visit will include the second meeting at the Summit of the Council for Strategic Partnership, which was founded during a visit to the Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in India in 2019.
The Council has two subcommitations, one focused on security and cultural relations and the other on trade and investment.
PM Modi will also visit the factory employing Indian workers and communicate with them during their journey. “Almost 2.7 million Indians live and work in the kingdom. The Indian community includes the second largest group of Indians living abroad,” Misri said.
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