PM Modi held bilateral talks with British PM Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 conference, discussed these issues

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a bilateral meeting with his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 summit held in the national capital under the chairmanship of India. The meeting between the two leaders took place at the Bharat Mandapam of Pragati Maidan, the summit venue. This is the second meeting after the G7 summit in Hiroshima in May this year.

What issues were discussed in the meeting between Modi and Sunak?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discussed the India-UK Free Trade Agreement, innovation and science as well as ways to strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership. The two countries are negotiating a free trade agreement, for which negotiations began in 2022. The 12th round of negotiations for the UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) took place from 8 to 31 August this year. In August this year, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and UK Secretary of State for Trade Kemi Badenoch took stock of the FTA and agreed on ways to take the negotiations forward. The 13th round of talks is going to be held in September.

PM Modi tweeted after meeting with Sunak

rishi sunak Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted after meeting with. He shared his pictures with Sunak on Instagram and wrote, It was great to meet PM Rishi Sunak on the occasion of G20 summit in Delhi. We discussed ways to deepen trade ties and promote investment. India and the UK will continue to work for a prosperous and sustainable planet.

Need to work together for global welfare: Modi

Amid deep differences arising out of the Ukraine war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to world leaders to work together to transform the lack of trust across the world into trust in each other and find new solutions to old challenges. Do it. Modi, in his address while inaugurating the G20 leaders’ summit at the ‘Bharat Mandapam’ here, said that if the world can defeat Covid-19, it can also overcome the loss of trust caused by war. Addressing the ‘One Earth’ session of G20 leaders, the Prime Minister said, this is the time for all of us to come together for global welfare. Many leaders including US President Joe Biden, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva participated in this session.

After the global Covid pandemic, the world faced a new challenge of lack of trust: Modi

Addressing the gathering at the ‘Bharat Mandapam’ convention center here, Modi said, after the global Covid pandemic, the world faced the new challenge of trust deficit and unfortunately, wars deepened it. He said, but we must remember that if we can defeat a global pandemic like Covid, we can also overcome this challenge of lack of trust. Today, India, as President of the G20, appeals to the entire world to transform the lack of trust into trust in each other.

PM Modi said- Old challenges want new solutions from us.

Modi said, now the time has come when old challenges demand new solutions from us and that is why we have to move forward with a human-centric approach to fulfill our responsibilities. The Prime Minister said that in India it has become the people’s G20 and more than 200 events have been organized in more than 60 cities. He said, from the turmoil in the global economy to the North-South divide, from food management to fuel and fertilizer management, from terrorism to cyber security, from health to energy and water security, we need to address all the challenges. Concrete steps will have to be taken together. Modi said India’s G20 presidency has become a symbol of inclusion and unity within and outside the country.

G20 countries represent about 85 percent of global GDP

G20 member states represent approximately 85 percent of global GDP, more than 75 percent of global trade and nearly two-thirds of the world population. Apart from India, this group includes France, China, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Argentina, America, UK, Turkey, South Korea, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Mexico, Japan, Italy, Indonesia and the European Union as the 20th member. Is included.