PM Modi meets Britain's Prince Charles, discusses bilateral cooperation

Prince Charles has invited PM Modi for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held in 2018 in the UK.

Pic courtesy: @MEAIndia

New Delhi: Britain's Prince Charles arrived in the national capital on Wednesday on a two-day visit during.

He is accompanied by his wife Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles.

Welcoming another Royal guest. MoS @Gen_VKSingh receives Their Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall in New Delhi who are on two-day visit to India pic.twitter.com/xTszWwZOhk

— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) November 8, 2017

Clarence House, the official Twitter handle of the Prince and the Duchess tweeted, "An assembled 'Elephant Parade' greet Their Royal Highnesses in the garden of the British High Commissioner's Residence." 

"The elephant family sculptures will be taken to Mumbai to raise awareness of the charity's mission to help protect Asian elephants," it said in another tweet. 

TRH have arrived in India for the final stop of their Autumn Tour!

You can follow updates using the hashtag #RoyalVisitIndia pic.twitter.com/6MynOzbCPf

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) November 8, 2017

An assembled ‘Elephant Parade’ greet Their Royal Highnesses in the garden of the British High Commissioner’s Residence. #RoyalVisitIndia pic.twitter.com/VS41ZdaE8h

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) November 8, 2017

TRH meeting the contributors of #SaptanStories - a collaborative storytelling project by @aardman and @inBritish pic.twitter.com/lDfUT9CjlI

— BritishCouncil India (@inBritish) November 8, 2017

TRH being given a demonstration of #MixTheBody by Founder/Artistic Director @attakkalari Jayachandran Palazhy#UKIndia2017 #RoyalVisitIndia pic.twitter.com/kSsSj77YkN

— BritishCouncil India (@inBritish) November 8, 2017

The @elephantfamily sculptures will be taken to Mumbai to raise awareness of the charity’s mission to help protect Asian elephants.

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) November 8, 2017

Meanwhile, the royal couple met PM Narendra Modi.

The Ministry of External Affairs tweeted, "A relationship marked by mutual respect and strong bonds of friendship. PM Modi welcomed the Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall at Hyderabad House. Wide-ranging issues on strengthening bilateral cooperation were discussed."

A relationship marked by mutual respect and strong bonds of friendship. PM @narendramodi welcomed Their Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall at Hyderabad House, wide ranging issues on strengthening bilateral cooperation were discussed pic.twitter.com/gOfsrJSs09

— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) November 8, 2017

Prince Charles invited PM Modi for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in 2018 in the UK.

The visit is a part of their 10-day tour of four nations - Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and India. 

(With PTI inputs)