J&K to be on table as PM talks to world leaders

August 25, 2019 09:03

Amidst renewed focus on Jammu-Kashmir and the lockdown in the Valley, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Biarritz, an elegant seaside town on southwest Frances Basque coast, on Sunday afternoon for his first G-7 summit. While Modi is coming prepared to speak at two sessions one on climate change and the other on digital issues it is likely that he will hold discussions with major world leaders on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir.

Modi is likely to meet US President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres in this town where the wealthy French have their holiday homes. Sources said Modi lands in Biarritz, 700 km from Paris, on the afternoon of August 25 and is expected to meet some of the G-7 leaders that day. Macron is expected to host the PM for dinner later in the day.

US President Trump landed on Saturday afternoon for the summit and the American officials have made it clear that Kashmir will be on the table when Modi meets him. His officials have now said that Trump is ready to assist, instead of ready to mediate.

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