NEW DELHI, Jan. 14 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived here Sunday on a six-day visit of India, aimed at bolstering bilateral defense and trade ties.

This has been the first time that an Israeli Prime Minister pays an official visit to India in the past 15 years, the last being Ariel Sharon in 2003.

Netanyahu and his wife, along with a 130-member delegation, landed in Delhi on a special plane on Sunday afternoon and was received by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi will host a dinner for Netanyahu here on Sunday evening, while Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will also meet the Israeli leader later in the day, sources said.

On Monday, the visiting Israeli Prime Minister will meet Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and have further meetings with Modi, sources said.

Netanyahu and his wife will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal Tuesday and will go to the Indian Prime Minister's homestate of Gujarat, where the two leaders will hold a joint road show Wednesday.

Israel and India will announce deals and joint investments in areas ranging from defense to renewable energy, Gilad Cohen, deputy director-general of Israel's Foreign Ministry said.

【国际英语资讯:Israeli PM arrives in India on 6-day visit】相关文章：

★ 盘点2011年最受关注的英语词汇和名字（双语）

★ 巴西男足教练：“奥运会夺金比世界杯夺冠难”

★ 德克萨斯州一辆卡车撞毁11人丧生

★ 英语故事：瞎子点灯

★ 稀土价格暴跌 企业开发热情骤减

★ FT社评：意大利需要蒙蒂

★ 蒙古国政局不稳 拖累新发债券行情

★ 双语：总统女儿晒美钞炫富引众怒

★ 奥巴马获胜对美国商界有何影响？

★ 欧洲商学院寻找发展亮点