Prime Minister Narendra Modi will depart for Italy on Thursday to attend the 50th G7 Summit. During his visit, Modi is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. This marks the prime minister’s first overseas trip since beginning his third consecutive term.
“At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Italy (Giorgia Meloni), Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be traveling to Apulia, Italy tomorrow to participate in the 50th G7 Summit on June 14, where India has been invited as an Outreach Country,” stated Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Wednesday.
“This will be the prime minister’s first overseas travel after assuming office in his third consecutive term. It will also afford him an opportunity to engage with other world leaders present at the G7 Summit on issues important to India and the Global South,” he added.
Kwatra mentioned that this will be India’s 11th participation in the G7 Summit and the 5th consecutive participation by PM Modi.
He noted that Modi’s participation in the G7 Summit would provide an opportunity to follow up on the outcomes of the G20 Summit held under India’s presidency last year.
“Prime Minister’s participation in the G7 Summit would also provide a timely opportunity to follow up on outcomes of the G20 Summit held under India’s presidency last year and deliberate on issues significant for the Global South,” he said.
Modi will participate in the Outreach session along with other invited countries on June 14.
“At this session, the focus will be on Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Africa, and the Mediterranean. It will be a block agenda item where the G7 and the Outreach Countries will share their views and perspectives,” the foreign secretary said.
Last year, PM Modi attended the G7 summit in Hiroshima, where he held talks with Zelenskyy and other world leaders on the sidelines of the summit.
