Chinese Premier Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping to Meet on the sidelines of Argentina's G20 Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on the sidelines of the tenth G20 meeting in Argentina on November 30, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

Modi and Xi met twice after their informal summit in Wuhan this year – at the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held in June in Qingdao (China) and at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg in South Africa in July

G20 Media Spokesperson, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale "On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the G20, we hope leaders will reflect on what has been accomplished over the last 10 years and what could be done over the next 10 years. "

The meeting is held in the context of ongoing trade. war between the United States and China.

"Our interest is twofold: the problem of the G20 is not diverted by the mere question of trade, be it between two countries or otherwise.

"And secondly, how to actively reform the WTO, which serves the interests of India and is multilateral. This will be one of the focal points of this G20 meeting, or certainly of India's position at the G20 meeting, "said Gokhale.

Asked about a meeting between Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump, Gokhale said: "India is participating in various bilateral meetings at the next summit. "

Several bilateral visits will take place during the visit. The Foreign Secretary said that Modi would also meet with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina; Chilean President Sebastian Pinera and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He will also meet the Spanish, Jamaican, Dutch Prime Ministers and the President of the European Union and the European Council. A bilateral meeting between Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron is also in preparation, said Gokhale.

Leaders around the world should focus on the theme of the meeting: "Building Consensus for Just and Sustainable Development". The meeting is divided into three parts: "putting people first", "building consensus" and "seizing opportunities".

India should highlight the challenges, including the risks badociated with the volatility of oil prices that has had a direct impact on its economy. The Indian Foreign Minister said the prime minister, he said, will also speak on his flag programs like the Jan Dhan Yojana, the Mudra project, Ayushman Bharat, the soil. health card at the G20 summit