Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak for the first time on the 17th edition of the G20 summit.
“Prime Ministers @narendramodi and @RishiSunak in conversation during the first day of the @g20org Summit in Bali,” PM Modi’s Office said in a tweet.
Prime Ministers @narendramodi and @RishiSunak in conversation during the first day of the @g20org Summit in Bali. pic.twitter.com/RQv1SD87HJ
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 15, 2022
Also, UK PM Rishi Sunak shared an Instagram post with Narendra Modi and said, “Together We take actions. Productive First morning at the #G20Indonesia in the caption.
This is the first face-to-face meeting that took place between both leaders. Earlier, in October, P M Modi and Sunak spoke on the phone and emphasized the importance of an early conclusion of “a balanced and comprehensive” Free Trade Agreement Between the two countries.
He was welcomed for the summit by Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday morning. At the summit, most leaders condemned the aggression in Ukraine where Russia began its invasion in February. The war will complete nine months on November 24.
PM Modi – in his address – spoke on the conflict and said the world will have to find a path to return to peace in the war-torn nation. This was months after he had told Russian President Vladimir Putin – on the sidelines of the G7 Summit – that this is “not an era of the war”. PM Modi also spoke about India’s energy needs. Putin has given the summit a miss but Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is in attendance.
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