'Palestinians await Modi's historic visit to Ramallah'

January 29, 2018 18:34

Describing India as a "rising economic superpower", a top Palestinian official today said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "historic" visit to the West Bank next month will not only further strengthen ties but also enhance economic engagement between the two sides.

Pursuing with the strategy of de-hyphenating relations with respect to Israel and Palestine, Modi would be visiting Ramallah, the seat of Palestinian Authority power in the West Bank, skipping Israel, on February 10 during his three-nation trip covering Palestine, UAE and Oman.

"It is a historic visit. An important visit that we are hopeful would further strengthen our bilateral relations," Dr Majdi Khaldi, diplomatic adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said.

"Traditionally, we have enjoyed very strong political support from India but we look forward to strengthening our economic ties as well when Prime Minister Modi visits Ramallah," he added.

"India is one of the strongest economic power today. It is a rising economic superpower that everybody is looking to engage with. We are also hopeful of strengthening economic ties with India beyond the existing excellent ties," he added.

-- PTI

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