PM meets Shinzo Abe.

Manila, Nov 14: Continuing with his high-level bilateral engagements here on the the sidelines of ASEAN Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met his Japanese counterpart and a "valued friend" Shinzo Abe. 

Mr Modi also met Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam. The Prime Minister discussed bilateral issues and also matters related to trade, investment and for enhanced cooperation in renewable energy and people to people contacts. "Meeting a valued friend and a trusted partner. PM @narendramodi and PM @AbeShinzo held a wide ranging and engaging discussion on intensifying Special Strategic and Global Partnership between the two countries," MEA spokesman Raveesh Kumar tweeted posting a photograph of Mr Modi and Mr Shinzo Abe shaking hands. In another tweet, Mr Kumar said, "PM @narendramodi met with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam. Both leaders had fruitful discussions on expanding bilateral partnership, especially in trade and investment, renewable energy, culture and people to people contacts". In two other important engagements, Mr Modi met his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc. "Strengthening comprehensive strategic partnership. Prime Minister @narendramodi and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Vietnam shared common goal to deepen bilateral relations between the two countries," the MEA spokesman said in his missive in the micro blogging site. For Mr Modi's meeting with Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull, the MEA tweet said: "A strategic partnership defined by close co-operation and multifaceted interaction. Prime Minister @narendramodi and Prime Minister @TurnbullMalcolm meet in Manila, discuss close cooperation to optimize significant potential for further cooperation across a broad range of areas. Besides meeting US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Modi on Monday also held talks with the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. "Had a productive meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte. We had extensive discussions on enhancing India-Philippines bilateral cooperation, especially in trade, business and culture," Mr Modi said in his tweet. India and the Philippines on Monday also inked pacts for enhanced cooperation in multiple sectors including in defence industry, MSMEs and agriculture. UNI