PM Narendra Modi to hold bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in New Delhi on Monday. The Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia is currently on a visit to India to attend the G20 Summit in  New Delhi. 

Both the leaders will also co-chair the First Leaders’ Meeting of the Strategic Partnership Council. They will review the progress made under the two Ministerial Committees of the Strategic Partnership Council -  the Committee on Political, Security, Social and Cultural Cooperation and the Committee on Economy and Investments Cooperation. 

The two leaders will also discuss all aspects of



bilateral relations including political, security, defence, trade and economic, cultural and people-to-people ties. Both the leaders will also discuss the regional and international issues of mutual interest.

On the same day, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia will call on President Droupadi Murmu.

India and Saudi Arabia have historically close and friendly relations with extensive people-to-people contacts. The trade between both countries reached an all-time high of 52.75 US billion in 2022-23. India is Saudi Arabia’s second-largest trading partner whereas Saudi Arabia is India’s fourth-largest trading partner.