With lots of dreams and visions, PM Modi departs for Saudi Arabia visit to participate in Future Investment Initiative Forum

News Bharati    28-Oct-2019
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New Delhi, October 28: With lots of dreams and visions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today departed for Saudi Arabia visit at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud for attending the Plenary Session of the 3rd Future Investment Initiative Forum being held in Riyadh.

 
During the visit, The PM will hold bilateral discussions with the King and will also meet and discuss with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman several matter of bilateral cooperation as well as regional and global issues of mutual interest. 
“I look forward to my participation in the Future Investment Initiative Forum where I will speak about the growing trade and investment opportunities for the global investors in India as the country marches forward to a 5-trillion-dollar economy by 2024,” said the PM in his departure statement.
During the visit, the Agreement for establishment of the Strategic Partnership Council will further elevate the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership to a new level.
India and Saudi Arabia have enjoyed traditionally close and friendly relations. Saudi Arabia has been one of the largest and reliable suppliers of India’s energy needs. Defence, security, trade, culture, education and people-to-people contacts are the other important areas of bilateral cooperation with Saudi Arabia.
The Crown Prince during his visit to New Delhi in February 2019 committed to invest over US$100 billion in sectors of priority in India.