Watch: Benjamin Netanyahu flies a kite with PM Narendra Modi in Gujarat

Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu were accorded a grand welcome as PM Modi received them at Ahmedabad airport.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to have a field day as he visited Gujarat for a roadshow with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Besides paying tributes to the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, and holding the roadshow, Netanyahu also tried his hand at kite flying.

#WATCH PM Modi and Israel PM Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu fly a kite at Sabarmati Ashram. #NetanyahuInIndia pic.twitter.com/sN4TJBqLYp — ANI (@ANI) January 17, 2018

In a video released by ANI, Netanyahu, along with his wife Sara and PM Modi, could be seen holding the strings of a kite. Being the good host that he is, PM Modi is seen helping him fly the kite. He also helped Sara Netanyahu fly the kite.

Ahmedabad: PM Modi and Israel PM Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu fly a kite at Sabarmati Ashram. #NetanyahuInIndia pic.twitter.com/DQ1WnXs1Zs

— ANI (@ANI) January 17, 2018

Earlier, Netanyahu termed his visit to the Sabarmati Ashram as “inspiring”. He wrote in the visitors book: “An inspiring visit to the hearth of one of humanity’s great prophets of inspiration – Mahatma Gandhi”.

The Israeli premier and his wife also spinned a charkha at the Sabarmati Ashram.

They were accorded a grand welcome as PM Modi received them at Ahmedabad airport. Cultural programmes were also held at the airport to welcome the guests.

Netanyahu had arrived in India on Sunday on a six-day visit. India and Israel have earlier signed nine MoUs for cooperation in various sectors including cybersecurity, energy and defence.