LDALL PM 2 LST

During the three-day visit, the two sides will sign
ten pacts including Extradition Treaty, Agreement on
Transfer of Sentenced Prisoners and Agreement on setting up
Joint Investment Fund.

Singh and King Abdullah will also hold talks tomorrow
on opening "new frontiers" of cooperation in various areas
including security and defence.
During the visit, India and Saudi Arabia will sign a
number of pacts including Extradition Treaty, Agreement on
Transfer of Sentenced Prisoners and Agreement on setting up
Joint Investment Fund.
Ahead of his departure from New Delhi, the Prime
Minister, in a statement, noted that his visit to Saudi Arabia
carries a "special significance" and that India and Saudi
Arabia have much to gain by cooperating with each other in
combating extremism and terrorism.
Singh said he would discuss with the Saudi King the
situation in Afghanistan and other regional issues and ways in
which "we promote greater stability and security in the region
and impart a strategic character to our relations beyond the
traditional areas of our cooperation".
Referring to the Delhi Declaration issued during the
visit of King Abdullah here in 2006 as Republic Day chief
guest, the Prime Minister said it was a "valuable blueprint"
of cooperation between the two countries in the future. PTI
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