The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi had three bilateral meetings today in Brisbane, ahead of the G20 summit beginning tomorrow.
He met the Prime Minister of Britain Mr. David Cameron, the President of the European Union
Mr. Herman van Rompuy and had a dinner meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan Mr. Shinzo Abe.
In all three meetings the Prime Minister laid stress on delinking religion from terrorism. The EU, UK and Japanese sides all agreed on the importance of this.
The agreement between India and the US on food security issues with regard to the WTO was welcomed by the EU, UK and Japan, and all three expressed support for it. It was described as a win-win situation.
In all three meetings, the Prime Minister said that modernization of the Railways was a priority for him.
The EU and UK stressed on the need to resolve issues related to the Broadbased Investment and Trade Agreement. the EU side said that the EU and India had shared values and shared interests, which would be furthered by this agreement. The European Union also supported the proposal for an International Yoga Day.
The Japanese side thanked India for the Japan-plus initiative for Japanese investment proposals. Shri Narendra Modi expressed appreciation over the recent visit of the Deputy Mayor of Kyoto to Varanasi. Both sides also discussed multilateral issues, including matters likely to come up at the G20 meeting, and UN reform.
Had a wonderful meeting with Prime Minister @David_Cameron. Discussed a wide range of issues. pic.twitter.com/q2ZNpINECR
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 14, 2014
Met the President of the European Council, Mr. Herman Van Rompuy. @euHvR pic.twitter.com/7HIOtA2zB0
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 14, 2014
Meeting with India's PM @narendramodi. We talked about improving trade links, and I invited him to visit the UK. #G20 pic.twitter.com/J2HLe2Ecku
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) November 14, 2014
Good bilateral talks with India PM @narendramodi ahead of #G20Brisbane summit pic.twitter.com/nbLDkuVKI0
— Herman Van Rompuy (@euHvR) November 14, 2014
India & EU are strategic partners with vast potential for more cooperation incl. economic @narendramodi #G20Brisbane
— Herman Van Rompuy (@euHvR) November 14, 2014
Couldn't have asked for a better way to end the day- a dinner with my friend @AbeShinzo. Several issues were discussed during the meet.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 14, 2014
