PM Modi met Brazilian President Lula, many issues were discussed between the two leaders

Rio de Janeiro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday. During this, bilateral talks took place between the two leaders. PM Modi reiterated India's commitment to increase cooperation in sectors like energy, biofuels, defense and agriculture. Modi, who reached Brazil's Rio de Janeiro city on Sunday after a two-day visit to Nigeria, attended the G20 summit here. On the sidelines, he met Lula and praised him for the various efforts made by Brazil during its presidency of the G20.

In a post on social media platform . The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said that there was a productive meeting between the two leaders. During this, they discussed overall bilateral relations and agreed to increase cooperation in areas like digital technology etc.

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Brazil is hosting G-20

Sources said that while starting the bilateral meeting, President Lula told Prime Minister Modi that he has tried to do many things while hosting the G-20 here, which was inspired by the G-20 held in India. He said Brazil wants to reach the level of efficiency in organizing the summit that India displayed last year. Brazil is hosting the 19th G20 summit. India is part of the 'G20 Troika' along with Brazil and South Africa.

Prime Minister @narendramodi and President @LulaOficial of Brazil had a productive meeting in Rio de Janeiro. They reviewed the complete spectrum of India-Brazil bilateral ties and agreed to advance cooperation in sectors such as defence, agriculture, biofuels, digital technology… pic.twitter.com/oWPrUcD7td

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 19, 2024

Foreign Ministry gave information

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Prime Minister Modi thanked President Lula for successfully hosting the G20 summit. The Prime Minister assured India's full support to Brazil's initiative on the Global Coalition Against Hunger and Poverty, he said in a post on X. “The discussions focused on exploring opportunities for greater cooperation in renewable energy, biofuels, defence, agriculture, healthcare and digital technology.” On Monday, Prime Minister Modi was warmly welcomed by President Lula at the G20 summit venue. Along with Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden are among the leaders attending the Rio de Janeiro summit on November 18-19.