Osaka, June 29:- 8:51 am: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting on Saturday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan.
Productive meeting with President @RTErdogan. India considers Turkey a valued friend, with whom our relations are time tested. We discussed various avenues of India-Turkey cooperation and how we can improve ties in commerce and connectivity. pic.twitter.com/H03uKFFmbS
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 29, 2019
The development comes at a time when both Turkey and India are facing a United States threat of sanctions over an S-400 air defence missile system deal with Russia.
9:44 am: The discussions were focused over defence, trade and investment, civil aviation, IT, and counter-terrorism, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.
The interactions in Osaka continue.
A productive meeting with President @RTErdogan on the sidelines of the #G20 Summit.
Both leaders talked about the strong development partnership between India and Turkey. pic.twitter.com/fFCPjdKDAA
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 29, 2019
Modi also held a bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to add vigour to bilateral and diplomatic ties and lead to fresh sectors of bilateral cooperation.
Mate, I’m stoked about the energy of our bilateral relationship! @ScottMorrisonMP https://t.co/RdvaWsqlwY
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 29, 2019
Both leaders held discussions on bolstering cooperation in various sectors, including Indo-Pacific, Maritime, defence, mining technology, and sports.
Last engagement at the #G20Summit
PM @narendramodi & Australian PM @ScottMorrisonMP met on the margins of #G20OsakaSummit. Good discussion on enhancing cooperation in sports, mining technology, defence & maritime cooperation and Indo-Pacific. pic.twitter.com/Itznk4MTHL
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) June 29, 2019
Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with South African President Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the G20 Osaka summit.
Prime Minister Abe welcomed President Ramaphosa of South Africa and had a brief yet meaningful conversation on the occasion of G20 Osaka Summit. #PMinAction pic.twitter.com/p76swdbbuV
— PM's Office of Japan (@JPN_PMO) June 29, 2019
9:19 am: Before that, Indian external affairs minister S Jaishankar held bilateral strategic talks with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono at G20 Osaka summit.
#G20Summit in Japan: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar holds bilateral strategic dialogue with Foreign Affairs Minister of Japan Taro Kono in Osaka. pic.twitter.com/EojDf0Mqsi
— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2019
9:53 am: Moreover, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar addressed a media conference on Modi’s meetings with world powers at G20 Osaka summit 2019.
MEA: In today's meeting of PM with President of Indonesia in Osaka, there was a view that since election has concluded in both countries, it was time for both to strengthen comprehensive strategic partnership which was established during last visit of PM to Indonesia. #G20Summit pic.twitter.com/SYG2qr0YqR
— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2019
10:34 am: Modi further pulls aside meetings with Chile and Singapore’s leaders.
Pull-aside meetings with Singapore PM @leehsienloong and Chilean President @sebastianpinera on the margins of #G20OsakaSummit. Exchanged views on strengthening bilateral relations. pic.twitter.com/6tEi4vlkgK
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) June 29, 2019
10:48 am: The G20 leaders attend the closing session of the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Osaka, Japan.
Japan: G-20 leaders at the closing session of #G20Summit, in Osaka pic.twitter.com/qJg6E8VoSm
— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2019
11:11 am: “Women empowerment” was one of the biggest and important issues that topped at the G20 Osaka Summit, where each leader extended their support to the cause.
At the #G20 Summit in Osaka, took part in a special session on empowerment of women.
The session witnessed an in-depth dialogue on how to further women empowerment and work towards gender equality. pic.twitter.com/UghT73nnSW
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 29, 2019
11:16 am: Suresh Prabhu, Modi’s Sherpa at the summit, addressed the Climate Change issue and stated, “Climate change is human-induced and humans have to work on it without delay. India believes local action is also needed. In Paris Agreement, a lot was discussed, money was committed but it should be put on the table.”
11: 18 am: He also addressed the issue of corruption, saying, “India under the leadership of PM Modi has been championing that we need anti-corruption measures at global level. So, fight against corruption should be done by all G20 countries by combating foreign bribery.”
Suresh Prabhu, PM Modi's sherpa at G20 summit in Japan: India under the leadership of PM Modi has been championing that we need anti-corruption measures at global level. So, fight against corruption should be done by all #G20 countries by combating foreign bribery. pic.twitter.com/QFDIfhQy7f
— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2019
11:48 am: PM Abe issued the G20 Osaka Summit Leaders’ declaration and addressed a media conference, during which he highlighted important achievement included in the declaration.
After issuing G20 Osaka Leaders’ Declaration, Prime Minister Abe spoke at the press conference, highlighting key achievements included in the declaration. PM Abe emphasizes his effort as the president in seeking convergence of views among G20 leaders. pic.twitter.com/LlCS2MTRrm
— PM's Office of Japan (@JPN_PMO) June 29, 2019
12:02 pm: Indian PM Modi is now on his way back to New Delhi after attending the G20 summit 2019 in Osaka, Japan.
PM @narendramodi leaves for Delhi after the #G20 Summit in Osaka, where he took part in a series of Summit sessions, bilateral and multilateral meetings. pic.twitter.com/VK4ZHrLEnW
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 29, 2019
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