Haj Kota, 6 important similarities ... PM Modi has departed from India to make Saudi 'best friend'; What issues will be talked about? - PM Modi Department for Saudi Arabia highlights growing defense ties and stability in the region
Digital Desk, New -Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for a two -day visit to Saudi Arabia today. Prior to his visit, he also gave a special message to both countries. The prime minister said that India sees Saudi Arabia as the power of positivity and stability in the region and the growing defense and safety relations and cooperation between the two countries reflects deep mutual trust. 6 Agreements will be signed in India-Sudi Arabia, during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Jeddah, India and Saudi Arabia, it will sign at least six Mous (Mou’s). Sources told PTI that Modi will also discuss the issues related to Haj for Indian pilgrims during his meeting with Crown Prince and Saudi Arabia’s Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud in the evening. Both parties are expected to sign agreements in the field of space, energy, health, science and scientific research, culture and advanced technology. Over 40 years, an official of the Indian Prime Minister Jeddah Yatra said efforts were being made to enter into additional trade, investment and defense agreements 24 hours before the arrival of the Premier Modi. Modi arrives Tuesday afternoon at the invitation of the Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, who will be the first Jeddah Yatra of an Indian Prime Minister in 40 years. HAJ quota will also be discussed, Haj has always been a very good coordination between Saudi government and India. India’s HAJ quota for 2025 increased from 136.020 to 175.025 in 2014, with arrangements for 122,518 pilgrims. Due to the delay by the joint HAJ group operators in contract agreements, about 42,000 Indians are unlikely to do a sacred pilgrimage this year. The message of peace and stability, the prime minister, said it is a maritime neighbor, India and Saudi Arabia to bring about peace and stability. The prime minister further said that it is our shared commitment to regional stability that we remain united to resolve the upcoming challenges in the neighborhood. Both countries, looking for new fronts in cyber security, said we are also looking for new fronts of collaboration in cyber security today. The prime minister said that, with the recognition of its growing importance in the contemporary mutual world, we achieved an important achievement last year and that the armies of the two countries also did the first joint exercise. The prime minister further said that today I am eager to meet Crown Prince and Prime Minister, his Majesty Prins Mohammed Bin Salman.