Modi meets ex-Kenyan PM, expresses commitment to strengthen ties
India Today
Raila Amolo Odinga, who is currently in India on a private visit, met PM Modi on Sunday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former Kenyan premier Raila Amolo Odinga on Sunday and expressed his commitment to further strengthening the India-Kenya relations.
Odinga, who is currently in India on a private visit, met PM Modi, who expressed his happiness at being able to meet the Kenyan leader after almost three-and-a-half years, the Prime Minister's office (PMO) said in a statement.
The two leaders share friendly relations going back decades, it added.
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PM Modi recollected his multiple interactions with Odinga since 2008 in both India and Kenya as well as the latter's support to the Vibrant Gujarat Summit in 2009 and 2012.
Delighted to receive my friend H.E. Raila Amolo Odinga, former Prime Minister of Kenya. I fondly recollect my past interactions with him in India and Kenya.India and Kenya enjoy strong bilateral relations and we welcome further strengthening of our ties. pic.twitter.com/vz39ij5y4f
