PM Modi interacts with US secretary of State Blinken in Laos

Modi met Blinken on the sidelines of East Asia Summit

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Vientiane, Updated At : 01:43 PM Oct 11, 2024 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as they attend the 19th East Asia Summit (EAS) at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane, Laos, on October 11, 2024. Reuters

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday briefly interacted with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit here in the Laotian capital.

Prime Minister Modi is in Laos on a two-day visit. During the visit, he attended the 21^st ASEAN-India and the 19^th East Asia summits.

Modi met Blinken on the sidelines of the East Asia summit.

Modi on Thursday held a “very productive” meeting with newly-appointed Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba during which they discussed ways to enhance cooperation in different areas, including infrastructure, connectivity and defence.

He also met his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon on the margins of the ASEAN-India Summit in Vientiane.