The talks were held in the backdrop of India straining its ties with Pakistan following the Pulwama terror attack.
In a joint press statement, PM Narendra Modi said, “We have also agreed that counter-terrorism, and strong bilateral cooperation in areas such as maritime security and cyber security will be beneficial for both countries.”
Invoking the heinous terror attack in Pulwama in his speech, the "barbaric terror attack is a cruel symbol of the scourge spread over the world by this anti-humanitarian danger."
"In order to deal effectively with this threat, we agree that there is a need to increase all possible pressure on the countries supporting terrorism in any manner," Modi said, without naming Pakistan.
Thanking India for playing a positive role, MBS said, “Terrorism and extremism are a common concern. We will cooperate with India in every way, like intelligence sharing.”
The crown prince, however, did not make any mention of Pulwama attack in his statement.
Meanwhile, the Congress chided Prime Minister Narendra Modi for breaking protocol to personally welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) to India who “pledged $20 billion to Pakistan.” Prince Mohammed, who came to India a day after his visit to Pakistan, was received Modi with a warm hug. The Crown Prince had flown back to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan before coming to India. He visited Pakistan days after a Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bomber attacked a CRPF convoy on February 14, killing 40 soldiers.
On Tuesday Pakistan PM Imran Khan assured India that he would act against the perpetrators of the deadly Pulwama terror attack if it shares "actionable intelligence" with Islamabad, but warned New Delhi against launching any "revenge" retaliatory action.
India also maintained a studied silence on the Saudi-Pakistan joint statement that has Saudi Arabia lauding Pakistan’s “achievements and sacrifices” in the war against terrorism, and a call for avoiding the politicisation of the UN listing regime.