PM Modi will meet Mauritius PM, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and US President Joe Biden
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As world leaders arrive in New Delhi a day ahead of the G20 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings at his residence on Friday, 8 September with US President Joe Biden, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Mauritius PM Pravind Jugnauth.
The meetings came on the sidelines of the G20 Summit for which scores of world leaders arrived in Delhi on Friday.
What PM Modi said about his meetings:
Taking to X after holding talks with Biden, PM Modi said: “Happy to have welcomed @POTUS @JoeBiden to 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. Our meeting was very productive. We were able to discuss numerous topics which will further economic and people-to-people linkages between India and USA. The friendship between our nations will continue to play a great role in furthering global good.”
After his meeting with Hasina, PM Modi said that their talks covered areas like connectivity, commercial linkage and more.
“Had productive deliberations with PM Sheikh Hasina. The progress in India-Bangladesh relations in the last nine years has been very gladdening,” he said.
After concluding talks with Jugnauth, PM Modi said that this is a special year for India-Mauritius relations as we mark 75 years of diplomatic ties between our nations.
“We discussed cooperation in sectors like infrastructure, FinTech, culture and more. Also reiterated India’s commitment to furthering the voice of the Global South,” he said.
What was discussed in talks between Modi-Biden?
In a statement on the bilateral talks between Biden and PM Modi, The White House in a statement said:
“US President Biden and PM Modi welcomed the signing of an MoU between Indian universities, represented by the Council of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT Council), and the Association of American Universities (AAU) to establish the India-US Global Challenges Institute, with a combined initial commitment of at least $10 million. The Global Challenges Institute will bring together leading research and higher-education institutions from across our two nations, including beyond AAU and IIT membership, to advance new frontiers in science and technology, spanning collaboration in sustainable energy and agriculture, health and pandemic preparedness, semiconductor technology and manufacturing, advanced materials, telecommunications, artificial intelligence, and quantum science.
Reaffirming their commitment to building resilient technology value chains and linking defence industrial ecosystems, the leaders recommitted their administrations to promoting policies and adapting regulations that facilitate greater technology sharing, co-development, and co-production opportunities between Indian and US industry, government and academic institutions. They also welcomed continued engagement through an inter-agency monitoring mechanism under the auspices of the bilateral Strategic Trade Dialogue, launched in June 2023.”
What India said on meetings with Hasina, Jugnauth:
The Centre issued statements on the bilateral meetings with Hasina and Jugnauth.
“Prime Minister Jugnauth thanked Prime Minister for the special invitation extended to Mauritius to participate in the G20 format as a ‘Guest Country’. Prime Minister appreciated the active participation of Mauritius in various Working Groups and Ministerial Meetings of the G20 under Indian Presidency,” the Centre said.
“The two leaders reviewed the multi-faceted bilateral cooperation between India and Mauritius. They noted the rapid pace of bilateral exchanges in the past year, with more than 30 delegation visits and signing of 23 bilateral agreements,” it added.
On meeting with Hasina, the statement said: “The two leaders discussed the entire gamut of bilateral cooperation including political and security cooperation, border management, trade and connectivity, water resources, power and energy, development cooperation, cultural and people to people ties. Current developments in the region and cooperation in the multilateral fora were also discussed. The leaders welcomed the operationalization of the Agreement on the use of the Chattogram and Mongla Ports and commissioning of the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline.”
The two countries signed the following memorandums:
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Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Digital Payment mechanisms between National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Bangladesh Bank.
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Memorandum of Understanding on renewal of the Cultural Exchange Program (CEP) between India and Bangladesh for 2023-2025.
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Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council (BARC).
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