New Delhi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday.



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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that both leaders welcomed the recent development in bilateral relations.


"They welcomed recent developments in bilateral relations & expressed hope that these would lead 2 closer cooperative ties between the 2 countries," MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.



During the meeting, Khan also invited Prime Minister Modi to visit Pakistan.


The meeting comes a couple of days after India and Pakistan decided to resume Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue to reduce tensions between the two nations on the sidelines of a conference on Afghanistan in Islamabad.


Khan is on a two-day visit to India during which he will attend a conference on India-Pakistan relations.


Recently, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, during her two-day Pakistan visit, attended the Heart of Asia conference and held talks with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his adviser Sartaj Aziz, among others.