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Pakistan had earlier also denied Prime Minister Modi's aircraft access to its air space for his visit to the United States to attend the 74th UN General Assembly session on September 20.

India has issued an advisory to its citizens asking them to exercise ‘utmost caution’ while visiting Turkey. Helpline numbers of the Indian Embassy and Consulate General of Istanbul have been mentioned for those requiring assistance. Relations between India and Turkey strained lately after their President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the 73rd UN General Assembly session, made statements against abrogation of Article 370 by New Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented US President Donald Trump with a framed photograph of the two leaders from the “Howdy Modi” event in Houston. The photograph was presented as the two leaders met in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the annual UN General Assembly session on September 27. PM Modi had given his maiden address to world leaders at the UN General Assembly in 2014. His visit in September and address to world leaders at the UN will be the first after winning a second term.

Before arriving in New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Houston where he will address the Indian-American community on September 22. 

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Qureshi were slated to meet on the sidelines of the ongoing UN General Assembly session in New York.
 

Qureshi's comments after he participated in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation council of foreign ministers meet here on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session.