Osaka, Japan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the presidents of Indonesia and Brazil separately on the sidelines of the G20 Summit on Saturday and discussed ways to boost bilateral ties and enhance cooperation in trade and investment.
This was Modi’s first official engagement on the second day of the June 28-29 summit.
During his meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, the Modi discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, defence and maritime fronts.
Beginning Day 2 of the #G20 Summit by meeting a valued friend.
PM @narendramodi holds talks with President @jokowi on ways to deepen India-Indonesia cooperation. pic.twitter.com/lEF3uIFPAJ
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 29, 2019
In a tweet, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said:
Taking forward the comprehensive strategic partnership
PM @narendramodi had a productive meeting with Indonesian President @jokowi on margins of #G20Summit . Discussed expanding cooperation in trade & investment, defence, maritime, space & exchanged views on Indo-Pacific vision. pic.twitter.com/ntAwbGJ9MC
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) June 29, 2019
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Soon after, Modi met Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro.
Deepening the close & multifaceted strategic partnership
PM @narendramodi & Brazilian President @jairbolsonaro held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral relationship, specially cooperation in trade & investment, agriculture & bio-fuels in the context of climate change. pic.twitter.com/JDCO9Dyf2m
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) June 29, 2019
Later in the day, the Prime Minister met leaders of Turkey and Australia among others and had subsequent tweets quoting their future bilateral cooperation with each country.
Productive meeting with President @RTErdogan. India considers Turkey a valued friend, with whom our relations are time tested. We discussed various avenues of India-Turkey cooperation and how we can improve ties in commerce and connectivity. pic.twitter.com/H03uKFFmbS
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 29, 2019
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Mate, I’m stoked about the energy of our bilateral relationship! @ScottMorrisonMP https://t.co/RdvaWsqlwY
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 29, 2019
On Friday, Modi held bilateral and plurilateral meetings with many leaders, including US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping.
(PTI)