Saudi crown prince arrives in New Delhi
Prince Mohammed bin Salman is also expected to spend two days in China
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman upon his arrival at an airport in New Delhi, India, February 19, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW DEHLI:
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, following a two-day stay in Pakistan.
The crown prince, who wants to persuade the world's fastest-growing major economy to consume more Saudi oil, was greeted at the airport by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who gave his traditional bear hug for honoured guests.
Saudi Arabia currently supplies about 20 per cent of India's crude oil and it would like to definitively push aside arch-rival Iran as a source.
Modi has wooed Saudi investment in recent years for flagship infrastructure programmes.
Prince Mohammed is to leave India late Wednesday and is also expected to spend two days in China.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, following a two-day stay in Pakistan.
The crown prince, who wants to persuade the world's fastest-growing major economy to consume more Saudi oil, was greeted at the airport by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who gave his traditional bear hug for honoured guests.
Saudi Arabia currently supplies about 20 per cent of India's crude oil and it would like to definitively push aside arch-rival Iran as a source.
Modi has wooed Saudi investment in recent years for flagship infrastructure programmes.
Prince Mohammed is to leave India late Wednesday and is also expected to spend two days in China.