US President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi take part in a Quad leaders summit family photo in Claymont, Delaware, US, September 21, 2024.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached New York and is expected to address a key conclave at the United Nations after he attended the Quad Leaders’ meeting in Wilmington.
Hosted by US President Joe Biden, the Quad Leaders' Summit took place on Saturday in his hometown Wilmington, Delaware. It was attended by Prime Minister Modi, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan.
During the meeting, the leaders discussed novel ways of cooperating with partners in Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands and South Asia while reviewing and steering the direction for the future of Quad cooperation, a senior administration official told reporters after the meeting.
The dinner at the esteemed meeting was reportedly prepared by Chef Antimo DiMeo, Executive Chef of the Bardea Restaurant Group of Wilmington, Delaware.
The menu, as per a report by India Today, was carefully curated to accommodate vegetarians, non-vegetarians, and Pescatarians.
It was followed by desserts and offered a wide range of wine options for the guests to choose from.
The course started with a Caprese Salad that was made with Buffalo mozzarella, scarlet red baby tomato, basil, and Sicilian oregano. This was followed by main course in which lemon risotto, pistachio, and black lime were common for everyone.
Additionally, the vegetarians were served root vegetable pave, non vegetarians relished Wagyu strip steak and Pescatarians had red snapper.
Desserts included vanilla bean, chocolate, and pistachio gelato trio with cocoa crumble and pizzelle.
Meanwhile, for those opting to drink there were plenty wine options including Schramsberg, 'Blanc de Blancs', North Coast, California Model Farm, 'Wildcat Mountain', Chardonnay, Sonoma County, California O'Shaughnessy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, and California.
Now in New York, PM Modi will attend an Indian community event at Long Island on September 22 and address the Summit of the Future at the UN General Assembly the next day.
The prime minister's other engagements include participating in a round table with CEOs of American firms working on cutting-edge technologies such as AI, quantum computing and semiconductors.
(With PTI inputs)