New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi on Monday night, concluding his four-day go to to Japan and China, which spanned from August 29 to September 1.
In China, PM Modi attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit on August 31 to September 1 and held bilateral conferences with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Describing the go to as ‘productive’ in a publish on X, PM Modi stated he emphasised India’s place on key international points throughout his engagements.
‘Concluding a productive go to to China, the place I attended the SCO Summit and interacted with varied world leaders. Also emphasised India’s stand on key international points. Thankful to President Xi Jinping, the Chinese authorities and folks for the profitable organisation of this Summit,’ he wrote.
At his assembly with Russian President Vladimir Putin, PM Modi affirmed that cooperation between New Delhi and Moscow is important for international peace, stability, and prosperity.
At the twenty fifth SCO Summit in Tianjin, which he participated in on Monday, the Prime Minister known as for higher motion towards terror financing and radicalisation. He highlighted the Pahalgam terror assault and urged the SCO to carry international locations that perpetrate or assist cross-border terrorism accountable, whereas additionally congratulating Kyrgyzstan on assuming the SCO presidency.
The Summit noticed productive discussions on the SCO Development Strategy, Reform of Global Governance, Counter-Terrorism, Peace and Security, Economic and Financial Cooperation, and Sustainable Development. Addressing the gathering, PM Modi outlined India’s method to strengthening cooperation below the SCO framework, emphasising higher motion throughout three pillars – Security, Connectivity, and Opportunity.
Earlier on Sunday, he held bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO Summit, the place each leaders welcomed the optimistic momentum in bilateral relations since their final assembly in Kazan in the course of the BRICS Summit in October 2024. They reaffirmed that India and China are growth companions, not rivals, and agreed that variations mustn’t escalate into disputes. Both leaders known as for a steady relationship primarily based on mutual respect, curiosity, and sensitivity, important for the expansion of their nations and for a multipolar world and Asia within the twenty first century.
PM Modi additionally engaged in a collection of conferences with world leaders on the SCO Summit reception in Tianjin on Sunday, interacting with leaders from Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and Eurasia. He highlighted India’s dedication to increasing cooperation throughout varied sectors, with leaders from the Maldives, Nepal, Laos, Vietnam, Armenia, and Turkmenistan in attendance.
Before arriving in China, PM Modi visited Japan from August 29 to 30 for the fifteenth India-Japan Annual Summit in Tokyo. He lauded the outcomes of the Tokyo go to and expressed hope that India-Japan ties proceed to succeed in newer heights sooner or later. (ANI)