Dutch king, queen meet Kovind, Modi

The King of The Netherlands, Willem-Alexander and Queen Maximamet President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday atRashtrapati Bhawan.

The Royal couple arrived here on Sunday and are on a for a five-day state visit. They were given a traditional welcome at the airport where several officials lined up to receive them.

Delhi: King of Netherlands, Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. pic.twitter.com/MCPIIXk3fx

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This is Willem-Alexander's first state visit to India following his ascensionto the throne in 2013. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will also call onthe Dutch King.

Apart from the official programme in Delhi, the King and the Queen will also visit Mumbai and Kerala.

Delhi: King of Netherlands, Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima meet President Ramnath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi and other dignitaries at Rashtrapati Bhawan. https://t.co/Ztaupz8E0j pic.twitter.com/4eITBEnROC

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The royal couple will attend the inaugural session of the 25th Technology Summit in New Delhi. The Netherlands is the partner country for this summit.

India and The Netherlandshave a bilateral trade turnover of USD 12.87 billion (2018-2019).TheNetherlands is the 5th largest investor in India with a cumulativeinvestment of USD 23 billion between 2000 and 2017.