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News Topical, Digital Desk : Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Alberta, Canada on Tuesday to attend the G-7 summit. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed Prime Minister Modi at the G-7 summit venue.
The sourness in relations between India and Canada is also expected to go away
During the summit, Modi will meet many leaders and share his views on important global issues. Modi's participation in this summit and bilateral talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney are also expected to remove the sourness in India-Canada relations.
This is Prime Minister Modi's sixth consecutive participation in the G-7 summit and his first visit to Canada in a decade. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi was formally welcomed at the Calgary airport. During this, India's Acting High Commissioner Chinmay Naik was also present.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the 51st G-7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada.
Bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada.
Meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the 51st G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada.
PM Modi's visit will begin from Cyprus and end in Croatia
This visit is part of Prime Minister Modi's three-nation official visit which will begin from Cyprus and end in Croatia. Modi wrote in a post on Instagram, 'I have reached Calgary, Canada to attend the G-7 Summit. I will meet various leaders at the summit and share my views on important global issues. I will also emphasize on the priorities of the Global South.'
PM Modi gave information on X
Apart from the summit, the Prime Minister will also hold several bilateral meetings. Prime Minister Modi, who reached Canada for the summit, also met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. PM Modi himself gave this information on X.
PM Modi wrote- 'It was a pleasure to talk to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the G7 Summit.' Not only this, Modi wrote that it was also a pleasure to meet his friend, Australian Prime Minister Albanese during the G7 Summit.
The conference is being held a month after Operation Sindoor
Naik, India's acting High Commissioner to Canada, said that India will talk about energy security, innovation and new technologies like AI in the G-7 summit. The G-7 summit is an annual gathering of the leaders of the US, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada and the European Union (EU). By the way, this summit is taking place a month after India's Operation Sindoor.
In response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack on April 22, India had carried out air strikes on May 7 under Operation Sindoor, targeting terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
The Prime Minister will also hold bilateral meetings with Canada on the sidelines of the summit
In a post on X, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Canada for the G-7 Summit at the invitation of Prime Minister Mark Carney. He will participate in G-7 discussions on the future of energy security as well as diversification, technology, infrastructure and investment to ensure access and affordability in a changing world. The Prime Minister will also hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit."
It is noteworthy that Carney's invitation to PM Modi for the G-7 summit is being seen as a sign of improving relations between India and Canada.
Indo-Canada relations had deteriorated during the time of Justin Trudeau
Relations between India and Canada started deteriorating in September 2023 when the then PM Justin Trudeau accused India of having a hand in the killing of pro-Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India strongly rejected this. Diplomatic tensions between the two countries over this matter had increased to such an extent that many diplomats of each other were expelled.
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