The Prime Minister is also likely to hold separate bilateral meetings with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnath on Friday. US President Biden is coming to New Delhi to participate in the G20 Summit to be held on September 9-10. This will be his first visit to India as US President. Before this, the last US President to visit India was Donald Trump, who came to India in February 2020.
Biden is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on Friday evening and will leave for Vietnam on Sunday after the conclusion of the G20 summit. A source said that the talks between Prime Minister Modi and President Biden are likely to focus on reviewing ongoing bilateral cooperation in various key areas including clean energy, defense and high technology. The two sides may also discuss further liberalizing the visa system.
Ahead of President Biden’s departure for India, White House Press Secretary Karen Jean-Pierre said, “We commend Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership of the G20 this year, and we are committed to helping ensure that we are confident that India Host a successful conference this year. During Prime Minister Modi’s visit here in June, the President (Biden) and the Prime Minister shared their determination to meet shared priorities at the summit.
G20 member countries represent approximately 85 percent of global GDP, more than 75 percent of global trade and nearly two-thirds of the world’s population. This group includes Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea Republic, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, UK, US and the European Union (EU). . .
French President Emmanuel Macron is also likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi over lunch here on Sunday at the conclusion of the G20 summit. The officials gave this information. Macron is scheduled to arrive here on Saturday to attend the G-20 leaders’ summit at the Bharat Mandapam. He will have a bilateral meeting with Modi. During his two-day visit to India, Macron is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Macron will leave for Bangladesh on Sunday afternoon.
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