Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday had a first-time bilateral meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud who congratulated him as prime minister of a friendly country.
During the bilateral talks held on the sidelines of the G20 summit here, the Saudi crown prince said his country was ready to cooperate with India in all sectors.
"He wished the prime minister well, and the prime minister said we are ready to cooperate on a variety of issues. Crown Prince Salman said they are ready to cooperate on all aspects and to take the relationship forward," said external affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin at a briefing here.
He said delegations from Saudi Arabia were coming to India "on specific areas".
"Congrats PM of a friendly country, we are ready to cooperate in all sectors - Crown Prince Salman to PM," Akbaruddin tweeted earlier.