PM Modi Participates in Bilateral Meetings with Leaders from Vietnam, Armenia; Meets Members of the Sikh Community

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Vietnamese President To Lam on the sidelines of the UNGA here and discussed ways to improve relations between the two countries and add impetus to areas such as communication, trade and culture.

Prime Minister Modi was in New York on the second leg of his three-day visit to the US where he addressed the UN Conference on the future which was held in the wake of the intense world conflicts.

“We met with Lam, the President of Vietnam. We look at the full range of India-Vietnam friendship. We are looking forward to add momentum in sectors like communication, trade, culture and more,” PM Modi said at X.

Both leaders also discussed ways to improve friendship between the two countries.

“PM @narendramodi met President To Lam of Vietnam today, on the sidelines of the UNGA in New York. The leaders discussed ways to further develop the India-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and exchanged views on areas of mutual interest,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X.

PM Modi Meets Armenian counterpart

Prime Minister Modi met his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of the upcoming UN Summit here, describing the meeting as “good”.

“Delighted to meet Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia on the sidelines of the Future Summit at @UN earlier today,” Modi said in a post on X.

Modi also met the Secretary of State of the Holy See here Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

Prime Minister Modi Meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

During his visit to the US, Prime Minister Modi also met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and expressed deep concern about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, assuring India’s support for the initial restoration of peace and stability in the region.

He arrived in New York on Saturday after attending the Quad Leaders Summit in Wilmington, Delaware, where he had bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden.

PM Modi Meets Sikh Delegation

PM Modi met several members of the Sikh community in the US, who thanked him for the work done by his government for the Sikh community.

“We were very happy, and what a great feeling we had after the meeting. We greeted the prime minister as soon as he entered the room with the traditional Sikh Jaikara of Jo Bole So Nihal, and the prime minister was very kind to respond to Sat Sri Akaal,” said Jasdip Singh Jassee of the Sikhs of America organization after he met Modi in New York on Monday.

On Sunday, Prime Minister Modi addressed thousands of members of the Indian-American community at the ‘Modi&US’ public event on Long Island on Sunday afternoon. He also interacted with top technology leaders and US CEOs at a roundtable. Later in the day, he held bilateral talks with world leaders.

(This story was not edited by News18 staff and was published by the syndicated news agency – PTI)