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The meeting between the two presidents will take place ahead of the fourth India-US 2+2 Ministerial conversation between the two countries' defence and foreign affairs ministers
Digital Desk: According to the Ministry of External Affairs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden will conduct a virtual meeting on Monday, April 11, to discuss ongoing bilateral cooperation and exchange perspectives on recent developments in South Asia.
The Ministry added that this meeting will “enable both sides to continue their regular and high-level engagement aimed at further strengthening the bilateral Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.”
A press release by the White House on the meeting said that in this meeting, both leaders will "discuss cooperation on a range of issues including ending COVID19, countering climate crisis, strengthening global economy & upholding a free, open, rules-based international order to bolster security, democracy & prosperity in Indo-Pacific."
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According to the press release, President Biden will maintain close consultation on Russia's exacerbation in Ukraine, with the goal of reducing its impact on global food supply and commodities markets.
"President Biden will continue our close consultations on consequences of Russia's brutal war against Ukraine & mitigating its destabilizing impact on global food supply and commodity markets. Biden last spoke to Prime Minister Modi with other Quad Leaders in March," the press release said.
The meeting between the two presidents will take place ahead of the fourth India-US 2+2 Ministerial conversation between the two countries' defence and foreign affairs ministers, which is slated for April 11 and 12.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will head the Indian delegation to the United States. There, he will meet with his American counterpart, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
S Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister, will also meet with his American counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
"The relationship between the world's largest democracies is built on a foundation of common values and resilient, democratic institutions, and the shared Indo-Pacific interests of a rules-based international order that safeguards the sovereignty and territorial integrity, upholds human rights and expands regional and global peace and prosperity," a statement by White House said.
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