PM Narendra Modi was scheduled to have bilateral meetings on Monday with heads of UK, Norway, Italy, Indonesia and Portugal in Rio on the sidelines of the ongoing G20 summit, sources said. This will be his first bilateral meeting with UK PM Keir Starmer and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. PM Modi will also meet his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni.
Modi and Starmer are likely to reaffirm their commitment to working towards early conclusion of a mutually beneficial India-UK Free Trade Agreement in their meeting, while discussing ways to further strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership. The meeting with Subianto is also significant as he is likely to be the chief guest at Republic Day parade next year. On first day of the summit, Modi exchanged pleasantries with US President Joe Biden and Australian PM Anthony Albanese even though he didn't have a formal bilateral meeting with them.
He is expected to meet President Emmanuel Macron of France Tuesday..