PM Modi holds talks with international leaders at the G20 summit

Rome – Prime Minister Modi met US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the G20 summit in Rome, Italy. Prime Minister Modi also called on Christian religious leader Pope Francis. At this time, Prime Minister Modi invited Pope Francis to visit India.

Prime Minister Modi met Pope Francis in Vatican City. Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval were also present. ‘I met Pope Francis and had an opportunity to discuss a number of issues with him’, Modi said on social media. The Prime Minister also informed that he had invited Pope Francis to visit India.

Prime Minister Modi also met US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Rome. Prime Minister Modi has held bilateral talks with the President of France and the talks have been fruitful, the Prime Minister said. Prime Minister Modi said that India and France have established extensive cooperation in many sectors and expressed confidence that today’s discussion will provide impetus to this cooperation.

The Prime Minister also expressed satisfaction over the bilateral talks held with the Prime Minister of Singapore. Prime Minister Modi also interacted with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during the G20 summit. On Sunday, Prime Minister Modi will visit Glasgow and address a conference on climate change.

Meanwhile, the importance of the G20 summit in Rome, Italy, has increased dramatically in the wake of global climate change, the post-Corona economic recovery, the situation in Afghanistan and tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. Using this conference, Prime Minister Modi is increasing India’s influence at the international level, claimed a Pakistani analyst.

Meanwhile, Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has announced that India will manufacture about five billion corona vaccines next year. The Foreign Secretary said that the vaccines would be distributed worldwide. This will be India’s contribution to the world in the fight against Corona, Shringla added. Some news agencies have claimed that the announcement was made by India’s Foreign Secretary against the background of the G20 summit.