New York. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held meetings with several world leaders including Nepali leader KP Sharma Oli and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in New York. Various aspects of bilateral relations were discussed in these meetings. Modi is in New York as part of his three-day visit to the US.
“I had a very good meeting with Prime Minister KP Oli in New York. India and Nepal share a strong friendship and we want to give further impetus to our ties. Our talks focused on issues such as energy, technology and trade,” Modi said in a post on the social media platform ‘X’.
Oli has come to the US on his first foreign trip to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), breaking the tradition of visiting a neighboring country first after assuming office as Prime Minister. Modi also met Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas here and expressed deep concern over the humanitarian situation in Gaza and reaffirmed India’s support for the early restoration of peace and stability in the region.
Modi also met Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Sabah and discussed ways to deepen “historic ties” and “people-to-people contacts”. Prime Minister Modi arrived in New York on Saturday after attending the summit of heads of government of the Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) group in Wilmington, Delaware, where he also held bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden.