Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, will be on a two-day official visit to India starting today. The visit aims to boost the economic and political cooperation between the two countries.

AIR correspondent reports that Mr Rutte will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. Several agreements are expected to be signed after the talks. Both Prime Ministers will also address the India-Dutch CEOs forum in New Delhi.

Mr Rutte will be accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Minister for Infrastructure and Water Management and Minister for Medical Care.

Apart from the official program in Delhi, the visiting dignitary will go to Bengaluru to visit the ISRO campus among other activities.

The Dutch Prime Minister's visit comes within a year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Netherlands last June. India and the Netherlands have a bilateral trade of 5.39 billion dollars.

The Netherlands is the 5th largest investor in India. It is also home to a 2 lakh 35 thousand strong Indian diaspora, the largest in mainland Europe.