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Mexican President Nieto Drives PM Narendra Modi To Restaurant For Vegetarian Dinner

Darpan News Desk IANS, 09 Jun, 2016 10:57 AM
    Earlier, Nieto also took to Twitter to welcome Modi, who flew in from Washington for a brief visit to Mexico.
     
    In a special gesture, Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday drove Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a restaurant for dinner, a Mexican vegetarian fare.
     
    “In a very special gesture, President @EPN personally drives @narendramodi to a restaurant for Mexican vegetarian fare,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted along with a photo that showed the 49-year-old Nieto behind the wheel with Modi sitting beside him.
     
    “Bonding over bean tacos! President @EPN and PM@narendramodi share a meal,” Swarup tweeted along with photos showing the two leaders chatting away while sitting at a table in the restaurant.
     
    The two headed to a restaurant called ‘Quintonil’ to bond over vegetarian dinner.

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