PM Modi meets Japan's Shinzo Abe, Malaysia's Mahathir in Russia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (September 5) met his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and Malaysian counterpart Mahathir bin Mohamad, and pledged to deepen and diversify bilateral ties in a number of areas.

Modi, who arrived in Russia on a two-day visit, is the first Indian prime minister to visit the Russian Far East Region.

The meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Abe comes after they met at the G-20 Summit in Osaka in Japan and on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Biarritz in France.

“Continuous engagement for concrete bilateral ties. Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe and Narendra Modi meet in Vladivostok,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a tweet.

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A global partnership reinforced by robust bilateral ties

PM @narendramodi met with PM @AbeShinzo on the margins of 5th EEF in #Vladivostok. Discussed deepening multi-faceted ties in economic, defense & security, start-up & 5G areas and exchanged views on regional situation. pic.twitter.com/dKGdyHbGl9

— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) September 5, 2019

“A global partnership reinforced by robust bilateral ties. PM Narendra Modi met with PM Shinzo Abe on the margins of 5th EEF in Vladivostok. Discussed deepening multi-faceted ties in economic, defence and security, start-up and 5G areas and exchanged views on the regional situation,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet.

Following his meeting with Abe, Modi will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir bin Mohamad and President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga.

Modi arrived in Russia on Wednesday to participate in the 20th India-Russia annual summit and the fifth meeting of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF). On his arrival, Modi received a guard of honour at Vladivostok International Airport.

The forum focuses on the development of business and investment opportunities in the Russian Far East Region and presents enormous potential for developing close and mutually beneficial cooperation between India and Russia in the region.

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Strengthening ties with an important ASEAN partner

PM @narendramodi met with Malaysian PM @chedetofficial on the margins of #EEF2019 in #Vladivostok. Discussions focused on the multiple layers of India – Malaysian bilateral relationship. pic.twitter.com/E1Y8RgLkFd

— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) September 5, 2019

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi met the Malaysian Prime Minister on the sidelines of the fifth meeting of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) held here in the Russian Far East Region.

“Meetings continue in Vladivostok. Prime Ministers @chedetofficial and Narendra Modi discuss ways to diversify India-Malaysia cooperation for the benefit of people in both countries. Strengthening ties with an important ASEAN partner,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a tweet.

“PM Narendra Modi met with Malaysian PM @chedetofficial on the margins of EEF2019 in Vladivostok. Discussions focused on the multiple layers of India – Malaysian bilateral relationship,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet.