G20 Summit 2018: PM Modi To Hold 1st Trilateral Meeting With Donald Trump, Japan’s Shinzo Abe

BUENOS AIRES: PM Modi on Friday interacted with U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister Theresa May ahead of the G-20 summit.

U.S. President Donald Trump appreciated India’s growth story during the meet.PM Modi, Donald Trump and Shizo Abe also agreed to cooperate in various ways and together with other countries.

PM Modi presented a nine-point programme on ways to take stringent action against fugitive economic offenders during the second session at G-20 Summit, which focused on international trade, financial and tax systems.

PM Modi advocated strengthening of the United Nations’ counter-terrorism network and urged the BRICS and G-20 nations to work unitedly towards that goal.

Earlier, PM Modi held separate bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

The second trilateral meeting between India, Russia and China, which took place after a gap of 12 years.The talks gain importance in view of the Chinese attempts at imposing dominance in the region.

The trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit assumed importance in the wake of China flexing its muscles in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.

India also advocated setting up of a common platform for sharing experiences and best practices including successful cases of extradition, gaps in existing systems of extradition and legal assistance.

PM Modi attended the cultural performance hosted by Argentanian President Mauricio Macri, along with other G20 leaders.

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