New Delhi, May 26: Following the landslide win in Lok Sabha elections 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on his first set of foreign visits beginning next month. In June, the PM would be attending a meeting scheduled by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Kyrgyzstan's Bishkek.
At the two-day SCO summit from June 13-14, Modi would be face-to-face with his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan. While Islamabad has already pitched for talks, it is unclear whether the two sides would agree for a brief meeting between the two heads of states on sidelines of the summit. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Dials PM Narendra Modi, Congratulates Him on Historic Win in General Elections
Later in June, Modi would be leaving for Osaka in Japan where he would be attending the G20 summit. The meeting would feature the attendance of several top world leaders, including United States President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese premier Xi Jinping.
In August, Modi is scheduled to visit Paris to attend the elite G7 group meeting. The invite to New Delhi was reiterated during the phone conversation between French President Emmanuel Macron and the Indian PM, after the latter's victory in the general elections.
In November, the Prime Minister would be turning far east, as he is scheduled to attend the BRICS Summit in Brazil and the East Asia Summit in Thailand.
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