CONTEXT:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with President of Kyrgyz Republic, Sooronbay Jeenbekov at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
• This was his first engagement after being sworn in as Prime Minister for the second term.
• The Kyrgyz President had attended the oath-taking ceremony as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Chair.
• Mr Modi will hold separate bilateral meetings in New Delhi with Bangladesh President Md. Abdul Hamid, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth.
• He will also hold bilateral meetings with Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.