Modi meets leaders of Commonwealth nations on sidelines of CHOGM

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He plans to put India in the leadership position in the grouping where China is absent.

As part of India's diplomatic reach-out across the Commonwealth nations, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi April 19 met a number of leaders from Africa and island nations in the Caribbean, and the Indian and the Pacific Oceans on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting here.

While Modi discussed cooperation in areas of trade and investment and other bilateral issues with Faure, the talks with Jugnauth were based on cooperation in the areas of trade and investment, maritime cooperation and people-to-people ties, according to Kumar.

"A lot of time was spent on governmental cooperation during the meeting with the Bangladesh Prime Minister", Kumar said during a media briefing here.

The PM held meetings with President of Uganda, the Prime Minister of Mauritius, President of Gambia, President of Kiribati, the President of Seychelles and the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda.

In another tweet, he said, "Meeting between friends!" Officials had earlier indicated that no meeting has been requested or scheduled with Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and later confirmed there was no interaction between the two.

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A specially invited audience seated in the Ballroom of Buckingham Palace was introduced to Heads of Government and senior leaders from 53 Commonwealth Member Countries, as well as the Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland.

"The overall objective of the Prime Minister's participation at this CHOGM in 2018 signals our stepped up engagement with the Commonwealth".

"India has no objection to Prince Charles as the next Head because he has worked hard for the institution".

The Queen who is now 91 years old is unlikely to attend any future Commonwealth summits in far flung member-countries and is keen to pass on the baton to the 69-year-old Prince of Wales.

The last CHOGM was attended by India in 2009 in Trinidad and Tobago. The Indian government has said that this symbolises the country's wider efforts to step up its role across global forums. The next country which will host the upcoming CHOGM will also be announced today.

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