“Today the world is standing at the crossroads of all kinds of changes. The new industrial technologies and digital interface that are building a new world; they represent opportunity and a challenge. With new systems and products, they will be new paths to economic progress,” the prime minister said.
“The fourth industrial revolution will have more importance than the capital. There will be radical changes in industrial production, design, and manufacturing. We will have to design the syllabus of our schools and universities in a way that it prepares the youth for future,” the Prime Minister noted.
Always a delight to meet President Xi Jinping. Our talks were fruitful and will add vigour to the ties between India and China. pic.twitter.com/M5g914ZS5x
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 26, 2018
Xi Jinping in his address said that there would be no winner in a global trade war, urging fellow developing countries to reject unilateralism
After the meeting with President Xi, India’s Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said “Both PM Modi and President Xi Jinping have reaffirmed once again their readiness to give the necessary direction to their militaries to enhance communications between them and to maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas.”
Furthermore, Gokhale said an Indian delegation will visit China on August 1 and 2 to examine ways to enhance trade and exports, an issue that has been discussed in previous meetings. Indian trade delegation will be travelling to China on August 1 and 2.
“The two leaders also agreed that the high-level people-to-people mechanism which will be established on the two sides and will be headed by External affairs minister on the Indian side and the state council and Chinese minister on the Chinese side will also meet this year,” Gokhale added.
The two leaders will next meet in Argentina at the G20 Summit in November this year.
Modi recalled his visit to Sochi when he Russian President Vladimir Putin and said that the friendship between India and Russia was moving forward.
Wide-ranging and productive talks with President Putin. India’s friendship with Russia is deep-rooted and our countries will continue working together in multiple sectors. @KremlinRussia pic.twitter.com/xMl1k6XWX9
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 26, 2018
The Prime Minister also congratulated Putin for successfully organising the FIFA World Cup 2018, adding that hosting the event “has given a boost to power and image of Russia.
Meanwhile, President Putin highlighted that trade between the two countries had risen by 24 per cent last year. “We are getting ready to visit India in October. Our efforts were quite successful and our mutual trade continued to grow,” he added.
He also met Argentinean President Mauricio Macri and Joao Lourenço, the President of Angola.
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