Modi meets CEOs of global companies

IANS  |  Davos (Switzerland) 

on Monday held a roundtable meeting with the CEOs of top global companies ahead of this year's

"Narrating India's growth story and presenting exciting opportunities for global business in at #Davos, PM @narendramodi hosted a roundtable meeting with CEOs of top global companies," said in a tweet.

The Indian will also interact with CEOs of Indian companies separately.

Earlier in the day, held a bilateral meeting with Swiss who greeted the with a warm handshake in this town in the Swiss before leading the Indian leader to the meeting.

This is Modi's second visit to in nearly two years after his visit in June 2016.

is the first from to participate in a forum meeting in two decades after the then

in 1997.

The main event in will be the keynote speech of at the plenary session on Tuesday.

will interact with 120 members of the International Business Council, which is a part of the WEF.

Modi, in the course of his 24-hour visit to Davos, is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with on Tuesday.

--IANS

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First Published: Tue, January 23 2018. 04:48 IST