PM Modi receives congratulatory phone calls from world leaders

“PM spoke to PM Modi today and congratulated him on his party’s electoral victory in Lok Sabha elections in India. PM expressed his desire for both countries to work together for betterment of their peoples,” tweeted spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan, Mohammad Faisal.

Faisal said Mr Khan reiterated his vision for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia and hoped to work with Mr Modi in this direction.

“Reiterating his vision for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia, the Prime Minister said he looked forward to working with Prime Minister Modi to advance these objectives,” Faisal said.

The Prime Minister thanked PM Khan for his telephone call and greetings.

Recalling his initiatives in line with his government’s neighbourhood first policy, Prime Minister Modi referred to his earlier suggestion to the Pakistan Prime Minister to fight poverty jointly.

He stressed that “creating trust and an environment free of violence and terrorism were essential for fostering cooperation for peace, progress and prosperity in our region”, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office.

Former Maldives President Nasheed congratulated the Prime Minister on the historic mandate and noted that the relationship between Maldives and India had deepened in recent times. He stressed the importance of close cooperation to fight the forces of extremism and radicalisation in the region.

Modi thanked him for his felicitation and reiterated his commitment to continue fostering a strong, mutually-beneficial and all-round partnership between the two countries for peace, security and development in the region.

Mr Madhav Nepal warmly congratulated the Prime Minister on leading his party and alliance to a grand, historic and landslide victory. He expressed the confidence that India’s emergence as a front-ranking world power would qualitatively uplift the entire region.

Thanking Mr Nepal for his warm wishes, the Prime Minister expressed his earnest desire to further strengthen and deepen the historically friendly and multifaceted ties between India and Nepal.

On Saturday, the Prime Minister received telephone calls from Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman, Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, UK PM Theresa May and former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa.

US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison and King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck have also congratulated Mr Modi on his victory.