Riyadh:  Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, the secretary-general of the Muslim World League, met with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the minister of external affairs of India, on Thursday in New Delhi.

Two officials went over a number of issues that interested them both.

Al-Issa also gave a lecture at the Vivekananda International Foundation in New Delhi, where he emphasised Islamic principles that promote the welfare of all people as well as the significance of a pact between civilizations for world peace and harmony.

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Mahmood Madani, the head of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind and an Indian Muslim scholar, also met with the MWL leader.

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Madani welcomed Al-Issa to India and expressed his gratitude for the MWL's efforts to combat hate speech and extremism as well as to clarify the true message of Islam.

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The president of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, and the MWL leader also had a meeting.