Prime minister of india Narendra Modi will visit Saudi Arabia. He will be in Riyadh on 22 and 23 april at the invitation of Saudi Arabia's Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. This will be prime minister Modi's third visit to Saudi Arabia. He had earlier visited Saudi in 2016 and 2019 as well. This visit of prime minister Modi is going to be important in many ways. He will discuss many issues related to defense, energy and investment.
Foreign Secretary vikram Misri had held a press conference regarding prime minister Modi's visit to Saudi Arabia. He had said that many agreements can be signed between the two sides during the talks between prime minister Modi and Crown prince Salman. This also includes the matter of green hydrogen. Along with the ongoing dispute between Israel-Hamas, there can also be talks on the issue of Ukraine.
Prime minister Modi can also talk on the issue of energy -
If seen in terms of energy, saudi arabia is very important for India. india imported 33.35 million tonnes of crude oil from saudi arabia in 2023-24. Along with this, saudi arabia is also India's third largest LPG exporter. Energy issues can also be discussed during prime minister Modi's visit to Saudi Arabia.
Prime minister Modi also visited saudi arabia in 2016 and 2019 -
Prime minister Modi visited saudi arabia for the first time in april 2016. He met salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh. He addressed the indian expatriate community on this tour. prime minister Modi also visited in october 2019 after this. During this time he participated in the Future Investment Initiative Summit. Trade and investment as well as terrorism issues were discussed on this tour.
Foreign Secretary vikram Misri said that defense relations between india and saudi arabia are expected to be further strengthened, which may include more military exercises and setting up a framework for high-level meetings.
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