G20 Summit 2023: PM Modi, US President Joe Biden to take up THESE issues during bilateral talks
Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, which the US perceives as a cover for China-led regional development and military expansion. Chinese President Xi Jinping has opted not to attend the summit, with Premier Li Qiang representing the nation instead.
Following the G20 summit, Biden will meet with Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi, where they are anticipated to unveil plans for enhanced economic collaboration. Leaders of the U.S., India, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates have been working towards finalising a joint infrastructure agreement that may be announced in New Delhi.
This arrangement is expected to involve ship transit between India and Saudi Arabia, followed by train transit through Saudi Arabia and the UAE, likely to Jordan, and then ship transit to Turkey, with onward travel by train. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan couldn't confirm the deal but emphasised the strategic and economic benefits it could bring to the involved nations.
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