Indonesian minister Mohammad Mahfud MD on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Mahfud, the coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs, is on a three-day visit to India at the invitation of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. Mahfud also called on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Mahfud, during a meeting with Doval in Jakarta in March, had expressed the wish to bring a delegation of ulemas and leaders of other faiths in Indonesia to India where they can interact with their Indian counterparts in a more "formal setting".
The meeting was held on Tuesday at the India Islamic Cultural Centre. The Indonesian delegation is visiting Agra on Wednesday, an external affairs ministry statement said.
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(With PTI inputs)
