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India holds bilateral talks with US in Osaka: Big takeaways

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held bilateral talks with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of G-20 Summit in Osaka ahead of the formal inauguration.

Various aspects of mutual interest with a focus on cooperation in 5G, defence & security & trade was discussed in the meeting.

“We have become great friends & our countries have never been closer. I can say that with surety. We’ll work together in many ways including military, we’ll be discussing trade today” US President Donald Trump said.

Praising PM Modi for his massive win, Trump said, ” You (PM Modi) deserve it (victory in General elections). You’ve done a great job in pulling together. I remember when you first took over, there were many factions&they were fighting with each other& now they get along. It’s a fantastic tribute to you and your abilities. ”

” I think we will have something big to announce. Very big trade deals. We will have very big things with India in terms of trade -in terms of manufacturing, in terms of manufacturing 5Gs, ” President Trump added.

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Adressing the media after the briefing, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said, ” S-400 issue wasn’t discussed. On Iran, primary focus was on how we ensure stability there, as instability affects us in many ways, not just in matter of energy needs,but also in terms of our large diaspora in Gulf, 8 million Indians in the Gulf. ”

India earlier held a Trilateral meeting with the US and Japan. An informal meeting of BRICS leaders also took place on the sidelines.

“Terrorism is the biggest threat to humanity. Not only it takes lives of the innocents, it negatively affects economical development & communal harmony. We have to stop all mediums of support to terrorism & racism, ” PM Modi said.

Besides India and host Japan, US, UK, European Union, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Russia, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey to participate in 2019 G20 Summit that is going to start on Friday.

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