PM Modi meets Brazil's Lula, and Argentina's Milei and Chile's Boric for the first time, in Rio
On 19 November 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, on the G20 sidelines, PM Modi met Brazil's President Lula, and held first meetings with Argentina's President Javier Milei and Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font.
Summary
On 19 November 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, PM Narendra Modi met Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, congratulated him on Brazil's G20 and IBSA presidencies, and conveyed India's strong support for the Brazilian initiative of a Global Alliance Against Poverty and Hunger. Modi also held his first bilateral meeting with Argentina's President Javier Milei, discussing cooperation including critical minerals such as lithium, and his first meeting with Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font, where they agreed to cooperate in critical minerals and explore further expanding the India-Chile Preferential Trade Agreement.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 19 Nov 2024, Rio de Janeiro (G20 sidelines)
- Brazil
- President Lula; support for Global Alliance Against Poverty and Hunger
- Argentina
- President Javier Milei; first bilateral meeting
- Chile
- President Gabriel Boric Font; first meeting
- Chile trade
- Explore further expanding India-Chile PTA
Practice MCQs 3 questions
With which Latin American President did PM Modi hold his first bilateral meeting on 19 November 2024 in Rio, discussing critical minerals including lithium?
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Correct answer: B — Javier Milei of Argentina
PIB (PMO): Modi's meeting with Argentina's President Javier Milei was their first bilateral meeting; cooperation areas include critical minerals including lithium.
PM Modi conveyed India's strong support for which Brazilian initiative when he met President Lula in Rio on 19 November 2024?
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Correct answer: B — Global Alliance Against Poverty and Hunger
PIB (PMO): Modi commended the Brazilian initiative to establish the Global Alliance Against Poverty and Hunger and conveyed India's strong support.
Consider the following about PM Modi's meeting with Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font on 19 November 2024: 1. It was the first meeting between the two leaders. 2. They agreed to explore opportunities to further expand the India-Chile Preferential Trade Agreement. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (PMO): this was their first meeting; both sides agreed to cooperate in critical minerals and explore further expanding the PTA.