'Normal practice': India reacts to US envoy's 'MEA sought no questions' remark on Modi-Trump meet
India said discussions on leaders' media appearances are normal practice ahead of VVIP visits after US envoy Sergio Gor said the MEA had sought no press interaction after the Modi-Trump meeting in France. Trump later took questions in a 45-minute interaction.
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) maintained that their request for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump to avoid a media interaction following their meeting in France on June 17 was a routine practice in the lead-up to high-level visits, according to US envoy Sergio Gor. Gor made these remarks during a speech at the Economic Times World Leaders Forum, stating that the MEA communicated to the US side their preference for no press interaction after the leaders' meeting in Evian-les-Bains, France.
The MEA had one ask, which was to bring in the media but exclude a full press conference. However, Gor noted that President Trump seemed unaware of the request and proceeded to take questions from the media, leading to a 45-minute press conference. This account of events, which follows the MEA's typical protocol for leader public appearances, has raised questions about the communication between the two nations ahead of the meeting.
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