Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in New Delhi for six-day visit; Narendra Modi receives Israeli PM at airport

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in New Delhi on Sunday on a six-day visit give a fillip to 25 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries

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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in New Delhi on Sunday on a six-day visit give a fillip to 25 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Twitter@MEAIndia

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The visit comes less than a month after New Delhi voted in the UN General Assembly against US president Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. PTI

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"Your visit to India is historic and special. It will further cement the close friendship between our nations," said Narendra Modi. Twitter@narendramodi

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This is the first prime ministerial visit from Israel to India since the visit of former prime minister, Ariel Sharon. Twitter@narendramodi

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"I think the relationship is much stronger than one vote in the UN here and there," said Israeli Ambassador to India Daniel Carmon, at a media briefing on Sunday. Twitter@MEAIndia

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The two leaders attended a solemn ceremony at the Teen Murti Memorial in New Delhi to mark the formal renaming of Teen Murti Chowk as Teen Murti Haifa Chowk. Twitter@MEAIndia