Bratislava, June 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invited his Slovak counterpart, Robert Fico, to visit India while he was on a state visit to the central European nation, saying that he was delighted that the Slovak leader had publicly accepted the invitation.

Addressing the joint press statements with Prime Minister Fico in Bratislava, PM Modi said that his invitation was on behalf of the 140 crore Indians.

"On behalf of 140 crore Indians, I invite you to visit India, and I am delighted that you have publicly accepted this invitation," the Prime Minister said.

This comes as part of PM Modi's state visit to Slovakia from June 14 to 16, at the invitation of his Slovak counterpart. The visit marks the first by an Indian Prim...