New Delhi received a pat on its back on Friday, with world leaders congratulating India and the United States for successfully resolving their differences relating to the issue of public stockholding for food security purposes in the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
"Prime Minister had three bilateral interactions - with European Union (EU) President Herman Von Rompuy and the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and Japan David Cameron and Shinzo Abe. In all three one of the main themes that emerged was immense support for the India-U.S agreement in terms of what was agreed to yesterday... to ensure that food security will be adequately covered even as the WTO moves on trade facilitation," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin told the media.
"All the three dignitaries whom the Prime Minister met congratulated the Prime Minister for arriving at that agreement and said that this is a win-win situation for everybody. All the three leaders said that they support this move and they hope to extend their support when this is taken up by the WTO on December," he added.
Prime Minister Modi, who travelled to Brisbane to attend the G-20 Summit, is scheduled to travel to Sydney, where he will attend a community reception and address the Indian Diaspora. He will then travel to Canberra and address the special joint sitting of the Australian Parliament on November 18. He is also to address a community event in Melbourne before travelling to Fiji.
