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Modi discusses cricket to counter-terrorism in meetings with leaders
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Modi discusses cricket to counter-terrorism in meetings with leaders
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United Nations, Sep 24 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with five world leaders on Monday on the sidelines of the General Assembly meeting to discuss bilateral cooperations with matters ranging from cricket to counter-terrorism cooperation.

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that the focus during the meetings that Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar had with world leaders was on bilateral matters and cooperation and not on issues with any particular country.

Counter-terrorism issues were discussed in most of them.

At Modi''s meeting with Maldives President Ibrahim Solih drawing the archipelago into the cricket-crazy South Asian fold came up.

Kumar said that cooperation in building up cricket was discussed and Maldivian cricketers were soon to be trained in India.

A proposal for a cricket stadium in the Maldives is to be taken up for consideration by India, he said.

The leaders, of course, also discussed cooperating in developing the Maldives.

During his meeting with Modi, the Amir of Qatar, Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, expressed gratitude for the work done by the Indian diaspora to develop his country, Kumar said. Modi discussed cooperating in counter-terrorism, he added.

Modi made a pitch for "Make in India" to Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, he said.

Italian companies could take advantage of the lower labour costs by investing in India, he said.

Some talk of defence cooperation also came up, he said.

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