MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the 18th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in China, on June 9. He added that PM Modi will hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on …
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PM Modi to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on SCO Summit sidelines
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Read More »Preparations for summit with North Korea moving along very well: Donald Trump
The President’s statement comes a day after Singapore designated a special event area of the Sentosa island tourist resort for Tuesday’s historic summit, which is expected to be covered by over 2,500 journalists from across the world. There was initially much uncertainty over whether the summit would go ahead at …
Read More »Trump says North Korea Summit will happen as scheduled after all
Trump was speaking with reporters on the White House lawn after meeting with a senior North Korean official in the Oval Office. Trump first told reporters the letter from Kim was “a very nice letter … a very interesting letter” but then said he had not opened it. Trump appeared to significantly lower …
Read More »US cancels summit with Kim Jong Un; North Korea still willing to talk
North Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan said that the abrupt announcement of the cancellation of the meeting is unexpected and North Korea finds it extremely regrettable. He said, North Korea is willing to sit face-to-face any time in any form to resolve the problem. On Thursday, U.S. …
Read More »Arjun Vajpai conquers Kangchenjunga; youngest to summit six peaks over 8,000m
But the real pinnacle, says the 24-year-old, would be when he achieves the “grand slam” of mountaineering — scaling all 14 mountains over 8,000 metres across the world. On May 20, the Noida-based mountaineer scaled the 8,586-metre Kangchenjunga at 8:05 am IST, but could not come down from the Advanced …
Read More »US President Trump cancels summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
In a letter addressed to Kim Jong Un and shared on Twitter by the White House, Trump cited recently hostilities from North Korea in his decision to cancel the meeting. “Based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate, at …
Read More »Future of summit with U.S. is up to Washington: North Korea
The North’s central news agency released a statement citing vice foreign minister Choe Son Hui, as saying North Korea will neither beg the U.S. for dialogue nor take the trouble to persuade them if they do not want to sit together with the North. Choe said she could suggest to …
Read More »U.S. Prez Trump ‘doubtful’ on planned June 12 summit with Kim
He said the North must meet conditions for the summit to go ahead though if it did not, it might happen “later”. Trump raised doubts about the Singapore summit in talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who came to Washington to urge Trump not to let a rare opportunity …
Read More »Prime Minister Modi holds informal summit with Russian Prez. Vladimir Putin in Sochi
The two leaders discussed further strengthening the Privileged Strategic Partnership between the two countries and exchanged views on regional and international developments. Both leaders also discussed their respective national developmental priorities and bilateral matters. In his opening remarks, Prime Minister Modi said India and Russia have been friends for a …
Read More »PM Modi arrives in Sochi to hold informal summit with Putin
Russia’s summer beach resort city Sochi is all set to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. After becoming Russia’s president for the 4th time, Vladimir Putin himself invited Prime Minister Modi to visit Russia where both the leaders will hold informal talks. The two leaders will review the entire …
Read More »PM Modi leaves for Russia for informal summit with President Putin
Russia’s summer beach resort city Sochi is all set to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. After becoming Russia’s president for the 4th time, Vladimir Putin himself invited Prime Minister Modi to visit Russia where both the leaders will hold informal talks. The two leaders will review the entire …
Read More »PM Modi to visit Russia for informal summit with President Putin
The two leaders will discuss on further strengthening the Privileged Strategic Partnership between the two countries and exchange views on regional and international developments. Both leaders will also discuss their respective national developmental priorities and bilateral matters. The visit is taking place at the invitation of Russian President Putin. “This …
Read More »PM Modi to hold informal summit with Putin on May 21
It would be Prime Minister Modi’s second informal summit in as many months as he held talks with Chinese President Xi Jingpin in China’s Wuhan in a similar format last month. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it will be an important occasion for the two leaders to exchange …
Read More »15th Asia Media Summit concludes in New Delhi
The awards were given in three categories including humanity, science and environment. The theme of the two-day Summit was ‘Telling Our Stories – Asia and More.’ An array of issues including media business models in new era and emerging technologies in broadcasting were discussed during the two-day long summit. Over 300 representatives …
Read More »15th Asia Media Summit begins in New Delhi
Information and Broadcasting minister Smriti Irani on Thursday delivered the inaugural address at 15th Asia Media Summit in New Delhi. The theme of the two-day Summit is ‘Telling Our Stories – Asia and More.’ Represenatives from 29 countries are participating in the Summit. An array of issues including media business …
Read More »15th Asia Media Summit begins in Delhi
The theme of the two-day Summit is ‘Telling Our Stories – Asia and More.’ Represenatives from 29 countries are participating in the Summit. An array of issues including media business models in new era and emerging technologies in broadcasting will be discussed during the two-day long summit. At the occasion, …
Read More »Asia Media Summit begins in Delhi
The two-day summit will discuss an array of issues including media business models in new era and emerging technologies in broadcasting. The theme of the Summit is ‘Telling our Stories – Asia and More’, represenatives from 40 countries are participating in the Summit. The AMS 2018, an annual summit of …
Read More »India welcomes summit between leaders of two Koreas; hopes it will pave way for regional peace
In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) hoped that the engagement will help in reducing tensions and pave the way for lasting peace and reconciliation. India hoped that all efforts to find resolution of the Korean Peninsula issue will also include addressing concerns about the proliferation linkages of …
Read More »Inter-Korean summit a turning point for the Korean peninsula: North Korean media
The North’s KCNA news agency separately released the joint statement North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in presented on Friday after the first summit in more than a decade between the two Koreas. Kim and Moon had pledged to work for “complete denuclearisation” of the …
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