New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday left on a first-ever Indian prime ministerial visit to Palestine, a four-day trip will also take him to Jordan as well as the UAE and Oman in the Gulf.
The external affairs ministry said the visit was aimed at deepening “our multifaceted ties with the Gulf and West Asian region”.
Officials said energy and security cooperation, trade and investment and counter-terror efforts will top Modi’s agenda during the February 9-12 trip to the region.
Before embarking on the visit, the Prime Minister tweeted that the Gulf and West Asian region was a “key priority in our external engagement”.
After arriving in Amman, he is expected to meet King Abdullah II of Jordan who will facilitate his transit to Palestine on Saturday.