CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Tuesday, the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister since Indira Gandhi 40 years ago. Modi flew to Vienna from Moscow after concluding his two-day visit, which saw him discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin a range of topics, including trade, nuclear energy and Ukraine war.
The Prime Minister was welcomed by Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg at the airport and was later hosted by Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer for a private engagement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
“An important milestone in India-Austria partnership! PM @narendramodi hosted by Austrian Chancellor @karlnehammer for a private engagement. This is the first meeting between the two leaders. Discussions on realising the full potential of bilateral partnership lie ahead,” MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X, along with photographs of the two leaders together in Vienna.
Modi was seen hugging Nehammer in one of the photos while in another, the Austrian chancellor was seen clicking a selfie with the prime minister.