Live updates Narendra Modi at SCO Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived here in the Kyrgyz capital for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, the first multilateral engagement post his re-election.
Modi, in a statement before his two-day visit to Bishkek from June 13-14, said that on the sidelines of the SCO Summit, he also plans to meet several leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Jun 13, 2019 5:35 pm (IST)
Spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry Raveesh Kumar tweeted that PM Narendra Modi had a warm meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Leaders discussed all aspects of enriching bilateral relations and recognised the positive role of strategic communication in deepening the partnership.
Building on the momentum of high-level exchanges, PM @narendramodi had a warm meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Leaders discussed all aspects of enriching our bilateral relations & recognised the positive role of strategic communication in deepening our partnership. pic.twitter.com/l4OYqLSvmy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds delegation level talks with President of China Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO Summit. PM Modi thanked Xi Jinping for his message after victory in general elections.
#WATCH Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds delegation level talks with President of China Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO Summit. PM Modi thanked Xi Jinping for his message after victory in general elections. pic.twitter.com/zCDFiZkXxw
Ahead of the meeting, China hinted that President Xi Jinping would highlight the need to forge a united front against US President Donald Trump's policies of trade protectionism and unilateralism using tariffs as a weapon. China and the US have been in an escalating conflict over trade for the past year. The scope of the battle has expanded in recent months as Washington has tightened trade restrictions on Chinese telecom giant Huawei.
Jun 13, 2019 4:54 pm (IST)
Kyrgyzstan Awards Top Medal to President Xi Jinping | Chinese President Xi Jinping was conferred with the highest national award of Kyrgyzstan, which is hosting the 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov awarded his Chinese counterpart (Xi Jinping) the Manas Order of the First Degree, the country's highest national prize, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Jun 13, 2019 4:46 pm (IST)
Prime Minister Modi discussing ways to further strengthen bilateral relations with China. It is also the first meeting between Xi Jinping and PM Modi this year after China lifted the blockade on the listing of Masood Azhar by the United Nations earlier this year.
Deepening friendship with China.
PM @narendramodi’s first meeting on the sidelines of the SCO Summit is with President Xi Jinping.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first meeting on the sidelines of the SCO summit with President Xi Jinping begins. Both leaders are discussing ways to further strengthen bilateral relations.
Jun 13, 2019 4:32 pm (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also be meeting the Kyrgyzstan President, Sooronbay Jeenbekov, today. Kyrgyzstan President was invited for Modi’s oath taking ceremony last month. This will be Modi’s second visit to the country since 2015.
After the SCO Summit, I shall be holding extensive talks with President Jeenbekov of the Kyrgyz Republic as a part of a bilateral visit.
I will jointly address the first meeting of India-Kyrgyz Business Forum, an endeavour to promote commercial linkages between our nations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to meet President Xi Jinping at 4.30 pm and Russian President Vladimir Putin at 5.30 pm. He will be also be attending an informal dinner hosted by President Sooronbay Jeenbekov of Kyrgyzstan at 6.30, followed by a bilateral meeting with President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan at 10 pm.
Jun 13, 2019 4:18 pm (IST)
PM Modi Will Meet Iranian President over Oil Issue | PM Modi’s meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will be the first one after the US sanctions on oil imports from Iran. During the elections, former Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj had said that India would take a decision on oil imports when the elections get over. While a decision on how to find a way round the sanctions is unlikely, both leaders will be putting forth their respective views on the same. India has committed millions of dollars in building the port that connects India and Afghanistan.
Jun 13, 2019 4:12 pm (IST)
PM to Meet Russian President Vladimir Putin | PM Modi will also be meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Bishkek. The meeting is significant as it comes in the backdrop of the S-400 contract being on precarious grounds as the US mounts pressure to act against the deal under CAATSA. Putin has also invited Modi to be the chief guest at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok later this year, something that might be reiterated in the Bishkek meeting.
Jun 13, 2019 4:05 pm (IST)
It is also the first meeting between Xi Jinping and PM Modi this year after China lifted the blockade on the listing of Masood Azhar by the United Nations earlier this year. Since the 2017 Doklam standoff, there have been consistent efforts to strengthen bilateral ties. This is also the first time that Modi and Xi will be meeting after former ambassador to China S Jaishankar took charge as the Minister of External Affairs. PM Modi will also be meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Bishkek.
Jun 13, 2019 3:54 pm (IST)
PM Modi in Kyrgyzstan for SCO Summit | Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set for the 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit today with multiple bilateral talks planned on the sidelines of the meeting. Modi has a packed first day in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
PM Narendra Modi at a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bishkek on Thursday. (Twitter/PMO India)
"We attach special importance to SCO in promoting multilateral, political, security, economic and people-to-people interaction in the region. India has actively participated in various SCO dialogue mechanisms since its full membership of SCO two years ago," he said on Wednesday.
India has extended full cooperation to the chairmanship of the Kyrgyz Republic over the past year, Modi said.
"The summit is expected to discuss the global security situation, multilateral economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges and topical issues of international and regional importance. On the sidelines of the summit, I also plan to meet several leaders bilaterally," he said.
External Affairs Ministry (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that it is Prime Minister Modi's first multilateral engagement post his re-election.
"Strengthening India's presence on the global stage. For the 1st multilateral engagement post re-election, PM @narendramodi embarks on a two-day visit to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State meeting on 13-14 June 2019 in Bishkek," he said on Twitter.
"The SCO Summit will be followed by the bilateral component of the visit to Kyrgyz Republic on 14 June. PM @narendramodi will have delegation-level talks with President Jeenbekov and jointly inaugurate the India-Kyrgyz Business Forum with Kyrgyz President," Kumar said in another tweet.
The MEA last week said that no bilateral meetings had been planned between Prime Minister Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan on the sidelines of the SCO Summit.
"On the invitation of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, I will also be on an official bilateral visit to the Kyrgyz Republic on 14 June 2019, after conclusion of the SCO Summit," Modi said.
India and the Kyrgyz Republic, bound by historical and civilisational links, share traditionally warm and friendly relations. "In recent times, our relations have expanded in several areas of bilateral engagement, including defence, security, trade and investment," he said.
"Apart from our discussions on the entire range of bilateral cooperation, President Jeenbekov and I will jointly address the first meeting of India-Kyrgyz Business Forum.
"I am confident that my visit to the Kyrgyz Republic will further strengthen and consolidate our cooperation with the SCO member countries and with the Kyrgyz Republic," Modi added. PTI AKJ
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