Economic ties top PM agenda at G20

Economic ties top PM agenda at G20
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Ahead of the G20 Summit, Indian Prime Minister NarendraModi held his first bilateral meetings with European Union President Herman Van Rompuy and British Prime Minister David Cameron where economic cooperation was top on the agenda.

Brisbane: Ahead of the G20 Summit, Indian Prime Minister NarendraModi held his first bilateral meetings with European Union President Herman Van Rompuy and British Prime Minister David Cameron where economic cooperation was top on the agenda. He ended the day with a dinner hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a meeting in Brisbane on Friday.  (PTI)
Modi, who flew down here earlier in the day for the G20 Summit that begins Saturday, first visited the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) here and listened keenly to the latest developments in agricultural research, and also mingled with students and researchers.

Modi held talks with an EU delegation headed by Rompuy who conveyed that the bloc was keen to "re-engage" with India in all areas, especially trade. Modi told him that the "EU should take advantage of the new economic environment in India".

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