PM Modi concludes Argentina visit\, departs for Delhi

PM Modi concludes Argentina visit, departs for Delhi

ANI  |  Buenos Aires [Argentina] 

on Saturday emplaned for New after a hectic three-days in where he attended the 13th Summit for state leaders, apart from hosting a number of high-profile and historic meetings.

"Making India's voice count! PM @narendramodi departs for after a hectic visit to Argentina, which witnessed PM's participation at the #G20Summit, and also in several bilateral and plurilateral meetings," the MEA tweeted.

The started the proceedings of his visit by attending the Yoga for Peace Event at the La Rural Fairgrounds, following which he held a meeting with (UN)

He also attended the first-ever trilateral summit with and the of America, where he coined the term "JAI" (Japan-America-India) for the newly-formed partnership to promote peace, prosperity, and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

During the Summit, Prime Minister Modi participated in the Russia-India-(RIC) Informal Summit, the first such meeting since the one held in Saint Petersburg in 2012.

also met a host of other eminent leaders, including the likes of French Emmanuel Macron, German Angela Merkel, Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, South African Cyril Ramaphosa, South Korean President Moon Jae-in among others.

The Summit is an international forum bringing together the 19 leading and emerging economies of the and the (EU), that account for 85 per cent of the world's economy and over two-thirds of the population, to hold discussions over tackling the economic challenges in the

will host the summit in the year 2022 when it completes 75 years of Independence.

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First Published: Sun, December 02 2018. 02:00 IST