WATCH: Saudi Crown Prince accorded ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.

He also met President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other ministers during the event.

The Saudi Crown Prince arrived in Delhi on a three-day visit and stayed back after the G20 Summit for his state visit.

VIDEO | Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, accorded ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan. pic.twitter.com/4UqLMa8aUO

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 11, 2023

He will shortly meet PM Modi at the Hyderabad House for bilateral meeting and discuss range of issues including trade, energy and also focus on building people-to-people ties.

Following his meeting with Prime Minister Modi at Hyderabad House, the Saudi Crown Prince is expected to sign the minutes of the first meeting of the India-Saudi Strategic Partnership Council at the same venue around 12 noon.

After concluding all these, the Saudi Arabian PM will meet President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan around 6:30 p.m.

Salman will depart from New Delhi around 8.30 pm.

His Royal Highness earlier visited India on a State Visit in February 2019, and this will be his second State Visit to India.

Meanwhile, India and Saudi Arabia also signed several MoUs under India-Saudi investment deal.

#WATCH | G 20 in India | Delhi: Several MoUs were signed between India & Saudi Arabia in Delhi under India-Saudi investment deal. pic.twitter.com/3OdT4trFks

— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2023

With inputs from agencies