Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, French President Emmanuel Macron, and World Financial institution President Ajay Banga may very well be seen sharing a light-weight second on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday (Nov 19). In a video posted on Mr Macron’s official X account, the French president is seen greeting PM Modi with a hug and exchanging pleasantries as Mr Banga chimes in together with his oneliner, evoking laughter from two of probably the most highly effective leaders of the planet.
Within the clip, Mr Banga approaches the duo earlier than turning to PM Modi and saying: “He [Macron] goes from one Indian to a different”, evoking laughter from the 2 leaders. “He is at all times there,” PM Modi may very well be heard replying.
In the meantime, President Macron captioned the put up as saying: “It’s at all times a pleasure to satisfy with Prime Minister @NarendraModi, as our partnership with India is each wealthy and multifaced. We reviewed the progress on the initiatives launched throughout my State go to final January, in addition to key worldwide points.”
It’s at all times a pleasure to satisfy with Prime Minister @NarendraModi, as our partnership with India is each wealthy and multifaced.
We reviewed the progress on the initiatives launched throughout my State go to final January, in addition to key worldwide points. pic.twitter.com/WSatqfqout
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) November 19, 2024
Who’s Mr Banga?
Mr Banga is an Indian-born American enterprise government who has been serving because the chief of the World Financial institution since final yr. Beforehand, he acted as the chief chairman of Mastercard from July 2010 to December 2020, holding president and CEO titles in between.
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Bilateral assembly
Throughout the assembly, the 2 leaders mentioned methods to extend cooperation in area, power, and AI. PM Modi additionally took to social media and congratulated Mr Macron for the profitable internet hosting of the Olympics and Paralympics earlier this yr.
“It’s at all times a matter of immense pleasure to satisfy my pal, President Emmanuel Macron. Complimented him on the profitable internet hosting of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics earlier this yr,” PM Modi posted on X.
“We talked about how India and France will hold working carefully in sectors like area, power, AI, and different such futuristic areas. Our nations will even work carefully to boost people-to-people linkages.”
It’s at all times a matter of immense pleasure to satisfy my pal, President Emmanuel Macron. Complimented him on the profitable internet hosting of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics earlier this yr. We talked about how India and France will hold working carefully in sectors like area, power, AI… pic.twitter.com/6aNxRtG8yP
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 18, 2024
Other than Mr Macron, PM Modi additionally guess Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and UK PM Keir Starmer on the sidelines in Rio.