<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held wide-ranging talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, focussing on shoring up bilateral trade and defence ties.</p>.<p>Bin Salman is currently on a State visit to India following end of the G20 Summit.</p>.<p>Ahead of the talks, the Crown Prince was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.</p>.<p>'I am very glad to be here in India. I want to congratulate India for the G20 Summit,' Bin Salman told reporters after the ceremonial welcome.</p>.<p>The Saudi leader said the announcements made at the summit will benefit the world.</p>.President Biden thanks PM Modi for his leadership and hospitality and for hosting G20 Summit.<p>'We will work together to create a great future for both the countries,' he said.</p>.<p>Saudi Arabia is one of India's key strategic partners in the Middle-East. The overall relations between the two countries have witnessed a significant upward trajectory in the last few years.</p>.<p>The two sides have also been focusing on strengthening their defence and security partnership.</p>.<p>The then Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane visited Saudi Arabia in December 2020 in the first-ever visit by a head of the 1.3 million-strong Army to the important Gulf nation. </p>.<p>Since then, there have been series of visits of high-ranking military officials between the two sides. </p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held wide-ranging talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, focussing on shoring up bilateral trade and defence ties.</p>.<p>Bin Salman is currently on a State visit to India following end of the G20 Summit.</p>.<p>Ahead of the talks, the Crown Prince was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.</p>.<p>'I am very glad to be here in India. I want to congratulate India for the G20 Summit,' Bin Salman told reporters after the ceremonial welcome.</p>.<p>The Saudi leader said the announcements made at the summit will benefit the world.</p>.President Biden thanks PM Modi for his leadership and hospitality and for hosting G20 Summit.<p>'We will work together to create a great future for both the countries,' he said.</p>.<p>Saudi Arabia is one of India's key strategic partners in the Middle-East. The overall relations between the two countries have witnessed a significant upward trajectory in the last few years.</p>.<p>The two sides have also been focusing on strengthening their defence and security partnership.</p>.<p>The then Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane visited Saudi Arabia in December 2020 in the first-ever visit by a head of the 1.3 million-strong Army to the important Gulf nation. </p>.<p>Since then, there have been series of visits of high-ranking military officials between the two sides. </p>