New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed happiness over Uzbekistan participating in the annual Surajkund crafts mela in Haryana.

"Happy to have Uzbekistan as Partner Country in the Surajkund Mela, inaugurated by Rashtrapati Ji  (Ram Nath Kovind)," the prime minister wrote on Twitter.

He also thanked Uzbeki President Shavkat Mirziyoyev for his leadership "on such initiatives that make India-Uzbekistan relations even stronger".

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