G20 Summit Bali: PM Modi meets UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
G20 Summit 2022 in Bali: In an address at the G20 Summit, PM Modi said that climate change, Covid-19 pandemic, developments in Ukraine and the global problems associated with it have caused havoc in the world and rued that the global supply chains are in "ruins".
G20 Summit 2022 in Bali: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a 3-day visit to Bali, Indonesia, met UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of G20 Summit. This is the first in-person interaction between PM Modi and Rishi Sunak after latter took charge on October 25.
Apart from Sunak, PM Modi also met US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and several other global leaders on the sidelines of the summit and exchanged views on a range of issues.
In an address at the G20 Summit, PM Modi said that climate change, Covid-19 pandemic, developments in Ukraine and the global problems associated with it have caused havoc in the world and rued that the global supply chains are in "ruins".
Referring to India's upcoming G-20 presidency, Modi said he was confident when the leaders of the grouping meet in the "holy land of Buddha and Gandhi, we will all agree to convey a strong message of peace to the world."
"PM @narendramodi and @POTUS @JoeBiden interact during the @g20org Summit in Bali," the Prime Minister's Office said in a tweet.
Modi also met UK's Prime Minister Sunak, their first face-to-face interaction since he assumed power last month.
"Prime Ministers @narendramodi and @RishiSunak in conversation during the first day of the @g20org Summit in Bali," the PMO said in another tweet.
Prime Ministers @narendramodi and @RishiSunak in conversation during the first day of the @g20org Summit in Bali. pic.twitter.com/RQv1SD87HJ
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 15, 2022
"A brief discussion at the start of the @g20org Summit with President @EmmanuelMacron," the PMO tweeted.
PM Modi is scheduled to hold wide-ranging talks with Sunak and Macron, apart from holding a meeting with host country's president Joko Widodo on Wednesday. He met Senegal President and Chairman of the African Union Macky Sall.
"@narendramodi interacted with President @Macky_Sall, the President of Senegal and Chairman of the African Union. @PR_Senegal," the PMO said in another tweet.
PM Modi also met Netherlands President Mark Rutte.
"Multilateral summits present wonderful opportunities for leaders to exchange views on diverse issues. Prime Ministers @narendramodi and Mark Rutte interact during the @g20org Summit in Bali. @MinPres," the PMO added.
India will assume G20 Presidency for one year, beginning December 1, 2022. The G20 comprises 19 countries -- Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, the USA and the European Union (EU).
(inputs with PTI)
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