PM Modi meets Argentinian President Mauricio Macri, discusses ways to strengthen bilateral ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Argentinian President Mauricio Macri and held extensive discussions on ways to strengn bilateral ties and expand cooperation in areas like defence, nuclear energy, and agriculture.

two leers met over a breakfast hosted by Macri in a special gesture to Modi.

Modi also thanked president for hosting two-day G-20 summit. G-20 is a grouping of world's 20 major ecomies.

"H a productive meeting with President @mauriciomacri. We h extensive discussions on ways to strengn bilateral relations between India and Argentina. Also thanked President Macri for hosting a wonderful G-20 Summit," Modi tweeted after meeting. 

prime minister also said he is looking forward to welcoming Macri in India.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Ravish Kumar also tweeted, "Starting day on a bright te! In a special gesture, President of Argentina @mauriciomacri hosted PM @narendramodi over breakfast at his official residence. Good discussion on cooperation in agriculture & food processing, , defence, oil & gas & civil nuclear energy."

Apart from holding bilateral and trilateral meetings on sidelines of G 20 summit in Argentina, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, vember 30, (local time) presented a nine-point program to take action against fugitive ecomic offenders during his dress in second session of ongoing G20 Summit in Argentina.

As part of program, Prime Minister Modi suggested "strong and active" cooperation among G-20 nations. He highlighted importance of cooperation in legal processes such as "effective freezing of proceeds of crime; early return of offenders and efficient repatriation of proceeds of crime should be enhanced and streamlined", so as to "deal comprehensively and efficiently with menace of fugitive ecomic offenders".

He furr suggested joint efforts to be me by G20 nations to form a mechanism that denies entry and safe havens to all fugitive ecomic offenders. He stressed "effective" implementation of principles of United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (UTC). Prime Minister underscored need to implement features related to "International Cooperation" in two conventions.

Prime Minister said that Financial Action Task Force (FATF) should be called upon "to assign priority and to focus on establishing international co-operation that les to a timely and comprehensive exchange of information between competent authorities", ding that FATF should be tasked to formulate a standard definition of fugitive ecomic offenders.

(with inputs from PTI)