G20 summit 2019: PM Modi meets Xi, JoKo Widodo and Scott Morrison

PM Modi met with a whole host of leaders on the 2nd and final day of the 14th G20 Summit during which he met Chinese President Xi Jinping and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Meet with President Xi came towards the end of the G20 summit where both leaders were seen interacting with each other.

During PM Modi's bilateral with Erdogan, the latter raised his country's deal with Russia for S400. Remember the Americans are threatening sanctions against if it goes ahead with the deal.

External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, "There was a general discussion as to how the 2 countries can cooperate in defence cooperation and see on the possibility of working together".

He started the day by meeting Brazilian President Jair M. Bolsonaro & Indonesian President Joko Widodo. During the meet with the Indonesian President, the focus was on defence, Indo Pacific and trade. 

PM had visited Indonesia last year and had established a comprehensive strategic partnership. Both are also looking at maritime connectivity, especially, between the westernmost Indonesian province of Aceh and India's Andaman Islands.

His last bilateral was with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Earlier in the day scot Morrison tweeted, "Kithana acha he Modi!", to which PM Modi responded, "Mate, I’m stoked about the energy of our bilateral relationship!"

Kithana acha he Modi! #G20OsakaSummit pic.twitter.com/BC6DyuX4lf

— Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) June 28, 2019

Mate, I’m stoked about the energy of our bilateral relationship! @ScottMorrisonMP https://t.co/RdvaWsqlwY

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 29, 2019

All in All, PM had 9 bilaterals, 8 pull-asides at the G20 besides participating in 2 Trilaterals--JAI & RIC & BRICS informal meet.