New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga here.

Mr Odinga is also the Leader of Opposition in Kenya.

“Prime Minister Modi fondly recalled their long association, going back over a decade when he had visited Kenya as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. Mr Odinga also warmly recalled his earlier visits to India in 2009 and 2012,” a statement from the PMO said.

The two leaders discussed the progress in India-Kenya relations in recent years, as well as regional and global issues of mutual interest.