Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings with Indonesia and Portugal on the sidelines of the G20 leaders’ summit in Brazil.
PM Modi along with the Indian contingent including External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and his entourage.
PM Modi highlighted that their talks focused on improving ties in commerce, security and other areas.
The Prime Minister said, “It was a pleasure to meet President Prabowo Subianto during the G20 Summit in Brazil. This year is special as we celebrate 75 years of India-Indonesia diplomatic relations. Our talks covered areas of commerce, security, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and The focus was on improving relations in other areas.” Modi said on X.
Addressing the X, External Affairs Minister’s official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said PM Modi assured Mr Prabowo of expanding the India-Indonesia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
“India-Indonesia celebrates 75 years of warm and friendly relations! Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto on the sidelines of the G20 Brazil Summit. Prime Minister congratulated President Prabowo and congratulated him on the current Assured India-Indonesia comprehensive strategic partnership in the regions as well as expand it to new areas. Jaiswal wrote on X.
PM Modi also held a bilateral meeting with Portugal’s PM Luis Montenegro where they focused on strengthening the economic partnership. PM Modi said both countries explored opportunities for greater cooperation in areas such as renewable energy and green hydrogen.
“Had a very good meeting with Mr. Luis Montenegro, Prime Minister of Portugal. India values our long-standing relations with Portugal. Our talks focused on further strengthening our economic ties. Renewable energy and green hydrogen Areas like this offer many opportunities.” More cooperation. We also talked about strong defense ties, people-to-people ties and other such topics,” PM Modi wrote on X.
Earlier in the day, PM Modi met Spanish President Pedro Sanchez on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders posed for a family photo at the 19th G20 leaders’ summit.
A photo was taken after the launch of the Global Coalition Against Hunger and Poverty.
Randhir Jaiswal, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, described it as “a picture for future generations”.
“A picture for posterity! #G20 leaders come together for ‘Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet’,” Jaiswal posted on Twitter.
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