Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday had a much-anticipated bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Brisbane ahead of the G20 meeting .
At the meeting, Ms. Merkel told Mr. Modi that “our relations are deepening...Waiting for your visit,” according to tweets posted by the External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin.
Just ahead of the second day’s plenary session, Mr. Modi, along with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and U.S. President Barack Obama posed for a photo op.
On Saturday, Mr. Modi also had a meeting with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, the MEA tweet said.
