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PM Modi departs for two-day visit to Turkey
London, Nov 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Antalya, Turkey, from Heathrow International Airport here on Saturday. On the sidelines of the G20 meeting, Prime Minister Modi will meet leaders of BRICS countries to review their two initiatives launched last year, the BRICS bank and the contingent reserve arrangement. Prime Minister Modi is also likely to meet IMF chief Christine Lagarde. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi unveiled the statue of Basaveshwara and also visited the Ambedkar Memorial, where he paid floral tributes at the bust of Dr. B R Ambedkar in London. Meanwhile, French President Francois Hollande's visit for the G20 meeting has been cancelled in the wake of the terror attack in Paris.