During these meetings, PM Modi discussed a variety of topics, from regional to international issues
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Indonesia on Monday on a two-day visit to attend the 17th G20 Leaders' Summit, held a series of bilateral meetings with top world leaders on the sidelines.
"Spent two productive days at the @g20org Summit in Bali. Had fruitful deliberations with various world leaders and also highlighted India’s position on key subjects. I thank the people of Indonesia, the Indonesian Government and President @jokowi for their warm hospitality," Prime Minister Modi tweeted.
On the first day of the gathering, Prime Minister Modi held official meetings with US President Joe Biden and Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
During his talks with the two leaders on Tuesday, PM Modi reaffirmed the G-20's status as the foremost forum for global economic cooperation and highlighted the G-20's assistance to weaker nations. Additionally, PM Modi thanked President Widodo and President Biden for their pledge to support the G-20's efforts while India has the Presidency.
In Wednesday, PM Modi and other G-20 leaders went to the mangrove forests at "Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai" and planted trees there.
Following this, PM Modi met Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore. During the meeting, both ministers discussed the strong strategic partnership between both countries as well as ongoing meetings between senior ministers and other institutions.
PM Modi also extended an invitation to Singapore to make investments across a range of industries, including the green economy, infrastructure, and digitalization, and to benefit from India's National Infrastructure Pipeline, Asset Monetization Plan, and Gati Shakti Plan.
PM Modi had lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron, during which they discussed a variety of regional and international topics.
The two leaders discussed their continuous cooperation in a variety of fields, including commerce, investment, and civil nuclear. They also applauded the expansion of their mutually beneficial commercial relationships.
Later, PM Modi had a meeting with Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor. The two leaders talked about the extensive bilateral cooperation between India and Germany during their meeting.
They decided to expand their commercial and investment connections as well as their collaboration in the fields of infrastructure, migration and mobility, and security and defense. Additionally, they decided to improve coordination and collaboration in multilateral forums like the G20 and the UN.
The Indian Prime Minister also met his British counterpart Rishi Sunak.
"Was great to meet PM @RishiSunak in Bali. India attaches great importance to robust ties. We discussed ways to increase commercial linkages, raise the scope of security cooperation in context of India’s defence reforms and make people-to-people ties even stronger," Prime Minister Modi tweeted.
PM Modi also had a meeting with Giorgia Meloni, the newly elected Italian Prime Minister.
During their discussion, the two presidents addressed advancing their bilateral cooperation in a number of areas, including commerce and investment, counterterrorism, and interpersonal connections. Additionally, they discussed topics of shared interest at the regional and global levels.
Another meeting that Prime Minister Modib had on the sidelines of the G20 Summit was with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Both leaders expressed satisfaction at the excellent state of relations between the two countries under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and the high-level interactions taking place on a regular basis between India and Australia.
The G-20 discussions have gained importance because they are taking place in the midst of numerous global challenges, including an uneven post-pandemic economic recovery and the current Ukraine crisis in Europe that escalate key issues like food security, an energy crisis, and inflation.