15 November 2016

News Story: Israeli president arrives in India on 6-day visit

NEW DELHI, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Israeli President Reuven Rivlin arrived in India Monday on a six-day visit, aimed at bolstering bilateral ties.

President Rivlin landed in Mumbai in the morning, accompanied by a delegation of businessmen and academicians, and paid respects at the sites of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in which over 170 people, including six Jews, were killed.

The visiting Israeli president will head to the Indian capital later in the evening, where he is slated to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during his stay, sources said.

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