By India Blooms News Service Sep 09, 2023
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday met United States President Joe Biden at his residence for bilateral discussions shortly after he landed in New Delhi for the G20 Summit scheduled to begin Saturday.
Bidens plane - Air Force One - touched down at Delhis Indira Gandhi International Airport shortly before 7 pm.
The Prime Ministers Office shared photos of the two leaders holding talks on a wide range of issues (that) will further deepen the bond between India and the US.
Calling their meeting productive, PM Modi said: We were able to discuss numerous topics which will further economic and people-to-people linkages between India and USA. The friendship between our nations will continue to play a great role in furthering global good.
Happy to have welcomed @POTUS @JoeBiden to 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. Our meeting was very productive. We were able to discuss numerous topics which will further economic and people-to-people linkages between India and USA. The friendship between our nations will continue to play a pic.twitter.com/Yg1tz9kGwQ
Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 8, 2023
The bilateral meeting will be followed by a dinner hosted by PM Modi at his residence.
Earlier in the day, before setting off for India, Biden posted on X (formerly Twitter) that every time we (the G20) engage, we get better.
Im headed to the G20 - the premier forum for international economic cooperation... focused on making progress on Americans priorities, delivering for developing nations, and showing our commitment to the G20 as a forum that can deliver, he said.
Im headed to the G20 the premier forum for international economic cooperation focused on making progress on Americans priorities, delivering for developing nations, and showing our commitment to the G20 as a forum that can deliver. Every time we engage, we get better.
President Biden (@POTUS) September 8, 2023
India is hosting the 18th G-20 Summit in New Delhi beginning Saturday as the global leaders are arriving in the city to attend the Summit.
More than 30 heads of state and top officials from the European Union, invited guest countries, and 14 heads of international organizations are expected to attend.
Ahead of the summit, strict traffic curbs have been put in place to restrict the movement of vehicles in the area where the G20 summit venue and hotels for delegates are located.