Modi also held talks with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, following the commencement of the G20 summit in Argentina, met Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese premier Xi Jinping for a trilateral meeting meant to address and enhance various areas of cooperation among the three nations.
The trilateral meeting is the second of its kind between India, Russia and China, after a gap of twelve years.
“President Putin, President Xi Jinping and I discussed a wide range of subjects that would further cement the friendship between our nations and enhance world peace,” Modi tweeted.
Excellent meeting of the RIC (Russia, India, China) Trilateral.
President Putin, President Xi Jinping and I discussed a wide range of subjects that would further cement the friendship between our nations and enhance world peace. pic.twitter.com/2KWd3YHHAe
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 1, 2018
In the summit, India also held its first trilateral meeting with US and Japan, over issues of global and multilateral interests, focusing largely on the strategic Indo-Pacific region. The talks are considered significant in view of China’s increasing attempts of dominance in the region.
Stating India’s firm commitment to make the Indo-Pacific a region for shared economic growth, Modi said, “India will continue to work together on shared values.”
He further said, “When you look at the acronym of our three countries — Japan, America, and India — it is ‘JAI’, which stands for success in Hindi.”
Calling the trilateral meeting a historic one, Modi tweeted, “PM @AbeShinzo, @POTUS and I held fruitful talks aimed at furthering connectivity, maritime cooperation and a stable Indo-Pacific.”
JAI (Japan, America, India) trilateral marks the coming together of three friendly nations.
Today’s historic JAI meeting was a great beginning. PM @AbeShinzo, @POTUS and I held fruitful talks aimed at furthering connectivity, maritime cooperation and a stable Indo-Pacific. pic.twitter.com/8Lw7kj9waN
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 30, 2018
Modi also shared a nine-point programme on ways to take stringent action against fugitive economic offenders during the second session at G-20 Summit, which focused on international trade, financial and tax systems.
The programme called for cooperation among the G-20 countries in dealing with fugitive economic offenders and in their legal processes.
It further suggested ‘joint effort to form a mechanism that denies entry and safe haven’ to the fugitives. A
Among other suggestions, it also asked the G-20 forum to consider initiating work on locating properties of economic offenders to aid recovery of their tax debts in the country of their residence.
Striking at the root of economic malpractices for a better future.
During the second session at G-20 Summit, which focused on international trade, financial and tax systems, I presented a 9-point programme on ways to take stringent action against fugitive economic offenders. pic.twitter.com/IsSryMrms8
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 1, 2018
Modi also held talks with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, after which it was decided that a mechanism is set up at the leadership level to enhance the oil-rich kingdom’s investments in energy, infrastructure and defence sectors in India. The talks arrive at a time when the middle east monarch is facing international heat over the killing of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
