The two leaders also discussed global and regional developments during their meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in this Indonesian city.MEA) speak.
It is understood that the Ukraine conflict and its effects were envisioned in the discussions.
The MEA said the two leaders expressed satisfaction at the close cooperation between India and the US in new groups such as Quad and I2U2.
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“Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets President of the United States, Joseph R Biden on the sidelines of the G-20 Leaders Summit in Bali today,” the MEA said.
“They considered continuing to deepen the India-US strategic partnership, including cooperation in future-oriented areas such as critical and emerging technologies, advanced computing, artificial intelligence, etc,” the statement said.
The MEA said the two leaders discussed global and regional developments.
“Prime Minister Modi Thank you President Biden for your unwavering support of strengthening the India-US partnership. He expressed confidence that both countries will continue to maintain close coordination during India’s G-20 Presidency,” the statement read.
While the Quad includes India, the US, Australia and Japan, the members of I2U2 are the US, the United Arab Emirates and Israel.
India is currently part of the G20 Troika Group (current, past and upcoming G20 Presidents) which includes Indonesia, Italy and India.
The Prime Minister attended the summit at the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo. Indonesia is the current chair of the G-20.
