PM Modi Meets Joe Biden, Brazil President At G20 Summit In Rio de Janeiro | Watch

Last Updated:November 18, 2024, 20:32 IST

PM Modi is in Brazil to attend the two-day G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro also attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Prime Minister Modi with US President Joe Biden at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Narendra Modi/X)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met several world leaders, including outgoing US President Joe Biden, Brazilian President Lula da Silva and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, ahead of the high-profile G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

Modi arrived in Brazil early Monday to participate in the Rio Summit that is scheduled on November 18 and 19. He thanked Brazilian President Lula for the warm welcome and said he looked forward to the proceedings in the upcoming summit. He was also seen shaking hands with Joe Biden before they took their seats with Chinese President Xi Jinping present there.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Brazil on Monday after a productive visit to Nigeria. Soon after his arrival, he was welcomed by the people of Brazil with Sanskrit chants.

Thanking the people of Brazil for the lively welcome, PM Modi on X wrote, “Deeply touched by the warm and lively welcome from the Indian community upon arriving in Rio de Janeiro. Their energy reflects the affection that binds us across continents."

In Brazil, PM Modi will attend the 19th G20 Summit as a member of the Troika. India is part of the G20 Troika along with Brazil and South Africa. Alongside the Indian Prime Minister, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden will be among the leaders attending the Rio de Janeiro summit on November 18 and 19.

What’s On Agenda At G20 Summit In Rio?

This is PM Modi’s third visit to Brazil after the BRICS Summits in 2014 and 2019. In September last year, India hosted the successful G20 Summit in New Delhi, where it scored a major diplomatic victory by convincing world leaders on a common ground to include the Russia-Ukraine war in the New Delhi Declaration. As the chair, India also inducted the 55-member African Union into the G20 bloc in a major milestone for the country and solidifying its position as a growing voice of the Global South.

The theme for this year’s G20 Summit is ‘Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet’ where Brazil would prioritise the issues of social inclusion, poverty, sustainable development and reform of global governance institutions. This summit is significant as it would carry on from the priorities laid out by India last year .

“This year, Brazil has built upon India’s legacy. I look forward to meaningful discussions in keeping with our vision of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’. I will also use the opportunity to exchange views on furthering bilateral cooperation with several other leaders," Modi said before his departure to Nigeria.

In last year’s New Delhi Summit, India had raised the critical issue of hunger and poverty along with reform of global governance institutions, which broadly align with key priorities under the Brazilian presidency. India also envisioned the Empowerment of Women Working Group that was convened for the first time earlier this year to fuel women-led development in the G20.

In his third and final trip, the Prime Minister will visit Guyana from November 19 to 21 at the invitation of President Mohamed Irfaan Ali. He will be the first Indian PM to visit the country in over 50 years.

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