New Delhi: This time Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 5-day visit to 3 countries has been most important, busy and successful. PM Modi visited Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana in these 5 days. During his foreign tour, PM Modi met 31 world leaders and heads of institutions. During this whirlwind tour he was also honored with his country’s highest award by Nigeria, Guyana and Dominica. Thus the number of international awards of PM Modi has increased to 20.
The impact of PM Modi’s strong diplomacy is also hidden in his visit. After Nigeria, he directly went to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to attend the G-20 meeting. After that, his last visit was to Guyana where he attended the second India-CARICOM Summit. During his 5-day visit, PM Modi held a series of bilateral meetings with foreign leaders.
The first bilateral meeting in Nigeria
PM Modi’s tour started from Nigeria. So he held his first bilateral meeting in Nigeria. After this, bilateral meetings were held with 10 countries during the G20 Summit in Brazil. From here he left for Guyana, where apart from attending the Indo-CARICOM Summit, PM Modi held bilateral meetings with heads of 9 countries and international organizations.
Strengthened India’s relations with the leaders of these countries
PM Modi held a total of 10 bilateral meetings with the leaders of Brazil, Indonesia, Portugal, Italy, Norway, France, UK, Chile, Argentina and Australia during the G-20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Out of the 10 bilateral meetings held in Brazil, PM Modi held bilateral talks with 5 leaders for the first time. These include Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto; Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Chilean President Gabriel Boric and Argentine President Javier Meli.
Also communicating with America and Singapore
In Brazil, Prime Minister Modi held informal talks and meetings with the leaders of Singapore, South Korea, Egypt, the US and Spain and heads and officials of various international organizations such as Ursula von der Leyen, the European Union. These include Antonio Guterres, United Nations; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization; Kristalina Georgieva and Geeta Gopinath, IMF;
Guyana has bilateral talks with these countries
In Guyana, PM Modi held bilateral meetings with the leaders of Dominica, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada and Saint Lucia apart from Guyana. This proves that PM Modi made full use of his foreign travel in the interest of the country. With these 31 countries and organizations he paved the way to take trade and cooperation to new heights to strengthen India’s bilateral relations. Thus, this was the busiest foreign tour of PM Modi.
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