PM Modi hands over G20 presidency to Brazil as summit draws to close
PM Modi, Biden hold fruitful talks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden on Friday (September 9) stressed the importance of the Quad grouping in supporting a free, open, inclusive, and resilient Indo-Pacific.
A joint statement issued after bilateral talks between the two leaders also said the Prime Minister looked forward to welcoming the US President to the next Quad Leaders' Summit to be hosted by India in 2024.
The Quad, comprising India, the US, Japan and Australia, has been focusing on practical cooperation to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China's increasing military muscle-flexing in the region.
Prime Minister Modi and President Biden also pledged to sustain the high-level of engagement between their governments, industries, and academic institutions and realize their ambitious vision for an enduring India-US partnership that advances the aspirations of their people for a bright and prosperous future, serves the global good, and contributes to a free, open, inclusive, and resilient Indo-Pacific, the statement said.
The joint statement was issued after comprehensive talks between Modi and Biden to further economic and people-to-people bilateral linkages with the Prime Minister, asserting that the friendship between the two nations will continue to play a great role in furthering global good.
India welcomed the US decision to co-lead the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative Pillar on Trade Connectivity and Maritime Transport, further to the US decision to join the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) in June 2023, it said.
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Biden, Modi to hold bilateral talks
US President Joe Biden is scheduled to have a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. During the meeting, the two leaders are likely to review the progress made on the decisions that they took during the prime minister's official state visit to Washington in June.
The US president will follow COVID-19 guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during his visit for the G20 Summit, the White House has said.
Not hopeful of Ukraine-Russia peace solution in immediate future: UN chief Guterres
Addressing a press conference in Delhi ahead of the G20 summit, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Russia and Ukraine still do not appear to be ending the conflict.
Asked whether India could mediate to end the war, he said, "When you have a conflict, all efforts of mediation are welcome.... (But) I am not very hopeful that we will have a peace solution in the immediate future." On the need for reforms to multilateral institutions, Guterres said when these multilateral institutions were created, many of the countries of today did not even exist. This is true for the UNSC and many others," he said.
PM Modi to Spain President Pedro Sanchez: 'We shall miss your insightful views'
Spanish President Pedro Sanchez has tested positive for COVID-19 and won't travel to India. PM Narendra Modi wishes him a speedy recovery.