PM Narendra Modi meets Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie

New York: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie after his historic speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday.  

Earlier in the day, Modi rebuffed Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue at the UN and asserted that he was prepared to engage in a serious bilateral dialogue with it "without the shadow of terrorism" but asked it to create an "appropriate environment" for that.

Without making a direct reference to the strident speech of his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif yesterday in which he had insisted on a plebiscite in Kashmir, Modi made it clear that "raising issues in this forum is not the way to make progress towards resolving issues between our two countries".

In his maiden address to the 193-member UN General Assembly, the Indian leader underlined that his government placed the highest priority on advancing friendship and cooperation with its neighbours, including Pakistan.

Watch: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie

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