Prime Minister Narendra Modi throughout a bilateral assembly with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, in Rio de Janeiro, on November 18, 2024
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met leaders of a number of international locations, together with these from Italy, Indonesia, Norway and Portugal, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit and mentioned methods to enhance and strengthen ties.
Mr. Modi arrived within the Brazilian metropolis on Sunday (November 17, 2024) after concluding a two-day journey to Nigeria.
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The Prime Minister on Monday (November 18, 2024) met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni and mentioned methods to deepen ties in defence, safety, commerce and know-how.
“Glad to have met Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the Rio de Janeiro G20 Summit. Our talks centred round deepening ties in defence, safety, commerce and know-how. We additionally talked about easy methods to enhance cooperation in tradition, schooling and different such areas. India-Italy friendship can drastically contribute to a greater planet,” Mr. Modi mentioned in a put up on X.
The Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) additionally posted on X in regards to the assembly.
“Strategic Partnership going robust! Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy on the sidelines of the G20 Brazil Summit in Rio,” it mentioned.
“Each leaders welcomed the India-Italy Joint Strategic Motion Plan 2025-29 to additional elevate and provides impetus to the longstanding India-Italy bilateral ties,” the MEA added.
Modi meets Indonesian President
Mr. Modi additionally met Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and mentioned methods to enhance ties in safety, well being care.
“Delighted to fulfill President Prabowo Subianto in the course of the G20 Summit in Brazil. This yr is particular as we’re marking 75 years of India-Indonesia diplomatic relations. Our talks focussed on bettering ties in commerce, safety, healthcare, prescription drugs and extra,” Mr. Modi mentioned in a put up on X, together with footage of the 2 leaders.
“Commemorating 75 years of heat and pleasant ties! Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia on the sidelines of the G20 Brazil Summit,” the MEA mentioned on X.
“The prime minister congratulated President Prabowo and guaranteed him of India’s full assist. Each leaders mentioned methods to work collectively for additional strengthening the India-Indonesia Complete Strategic Partnership, in current domains in addition to increase it to newer areas,” it added.
Talks with Portuguese PM
The talks throughout Mr. Modi’s assembly with Portugal Prime Minister Luis Montenegro focussed on including extra vigour to the financial linkages between the 2 international locations.
“Had an excellent assembly with Prime Minister of Portugal, Mr Luis Montenegro. India cherishes the long-standing ties with Portugal. Our talks focussed on including extra vigour to our financial linkages. Sectors like renewable vitality and inexperienced hydrogen supply many alternatives for collaboration. We additionally talked about robust defence relations, people-to-people linkages and different such topics,” Mr. Modi mentioned on X.
The MEA mentioned on X, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Prime Minister Luis Montenegro of Portugal immediately on the sidelines of the G20 Brazil Summit in Rio. Either side deliberated on additional strengthening India-Portugal bilateral ties, together with in areas of the financial system, renewable vitality, defence and other people to individuals ties & cooperation in multilateral fora.” Modi additionally met his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Retailer on the sidelines of the summit.
“The assembly with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Retailer was glorious. Our Arctic Coverage has led to additional cementing of India-Norway bilateral relations. We talked about how funding linkages between our nations can enhance, notably in renewable vitality, inexperienced hydrogen and the blue financial system. Nearer cooperation in sectors like innovation and analysis have been additionally mentioned,” he mentioned on X.
The MEA mentioned the assembly explored “new avenues to strengthen India-Norway ties”.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Retailer of Norway on the sidelines of G20 Brazil Summit. Discussions targeted on methods to deepen India-Norway bilateral relations, notably in commerce and financial cooperation after the signing of India-EFTA-TEPA. The leaders additionally exchanged views on geopolitical points,” it mentioned.
IMF’s Gita Gopinath meets PM Modi
In the course of the summit, Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath additionally met Mr. Modi.
“Nice to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the G20 Summit in Rio. He conveyed the various successes of India in decreasing starvation and poverty. Quite a few artistic initiatives for the world to study from,” the India-born economist mentioned on X.
Mr. Modi replied to her put up, saying, “India stands dedicated to selling meals safety and eliminating poverty. We’ll construct on our successes and harness our collective energy and assets to make sure a brighter future for all.” Earlier within the day, Modi met US President Joe Biden and briefly interacted with him. It isn’t instantly identified what transpired between the 2 leaders.
Mr. Modi additionally interacted with a number of world leaders, together with these from Brazil, Singapore and Spain, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit on Monday.
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