New Delhi, June 14 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave here on Sunday on a four-day three-nation visit to Cyprus, Canada and Croatia, primarily to attend the 51st G-7 Summit at Kananaskis in Canada on June 16-17.
This will be Prime Minister Modi's sixth consecutive participation in the G-7 Summit.
On the first leg of his tour, the Prime Minister will pay an official visit to Cyprus on June 15-16 at the invitation of the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides. This will be the first visit of an Indian Prime Minister to Cyprus in over two decades.
While in Nicosia, the Prime Minister will hold talks with President Christodoulides and address business leaders in Limassol. 'The visit will reaffirm the shared commitment of the two countries to deepen bilateral ties and strengthen India’s engagement with the Mediterranean region and the European Union,' the External Affairs Ministry announced here.
On the second leg of his visit, at the invitation of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Modi will travel to Kananaskis on June 16-17 to participate in the G-7 Summit.
At the summit, the Prime Minister will exchange views with leaders of G-7 countries, other invited outreach countries and heads of international organisations on crucial global issues, including energy security, technology and innovation, particularly the AI-energy nexus and Quantum-related issues, the External Affairs Ministry said.
Prime Minister Modi will also hold several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit.
On the final leg of his tour, Modi will undertake an official visit to Croatia on June 18 at the invitation of his Croatian counterpart Andrej Plenković. This will be the first ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Croatia marking an important milestone in the bilateral relationship.
The Prime Minister will hold bilateral discussions with Plenković and meet the President of Croatia, Zoran Milanović. 'The visit to Croatia will also underscore India's commitment to further strengthening its engagement with partners in the European Union,' the Ministry said.
The Canada Summit is the 2nd G7 summit to be held in Kananaskis since the G8 summit in 2002 when Russia was part of the Group.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney who will chair the summit, said in a statement ahead of the summit that in 2025 as global challenges intensify, the G7 must meet this moment with purpose and with force.
He said Canada will seek agreements and coordinated action on three core missions:
Protecting our communities and the world—strengthening peace and security, countering foreign interference and transnational crime, and improving joint responses to wildfires.
Building energy security and accelerating the digital transition—fortifying critical mineral supply
chains and using artificial intelligence and quantum to unleash economic growth.
Securing the partnerships of the future—catalyzing enormous private investment to build stronger infrastructure, create higher-paying jobs, and open dynamic markets where businesses can compete and succeed.
Other discussions will include a just and lasting peace for Ukraine and other areas of conflict around the world and a forward-looking agenda that engages partners beyond the G7, recognizing that our long-term security and prosperity will depend on building coalitions with reliable partners and common values.
“Canada has what the world wants and the values to which others aspire. The G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis is a moment for Canada to work with reliable partners to meet challenges with unity, purpose, and force. Canada is ready to lead.”
Those who will attend the Summit include US President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will also attend.
The special invitees are Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Presidents of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, South Korea Lee Jae-myung, South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UAE Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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