Prime Minister Narendra Modi Schloss will visit the Alpine palace of Elmau in southern Germany on 26 and 27 June to participate in the G7 annual summit, which is expected to cover global challenges. Ukraine Crisis and situation in the Indo-Pacific. From Germany, Modi will travel to the United Arab Emirates on June 28 to condole the death of former Gulf President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Modi is attending the G-7 summit following the invitation of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Germany is the current chair of the G7, a grouping of the seven richest countries in the world. This includes the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Schloss Elmau, Germany at the invitation of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for the G7 summit under the German Presidency from 26 to 27 June.” , Modi’s last visit to Germany was on May 2 when he visited the country to attend the 6th edition of the India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC) meeting.
Top leaders attending the summit include US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “During the summit, the Prime Minister is expected to speak in two sessions covering environment, energy, climate, food security, health, gender equality and democracy,” the foreign ministry said.
In an effort to strengthen international cooperation on these important issues, other democracies such as Argentina, Indonesia, Senegal and South Africa have also been invited, the foreign ministry said. Modi will also hold bilateral meetings with leaders of some of the participating countries on the sidelines of the summit. The MEA said that inviting Modi to the G7 summit is in keeping with the tradition of strong and close partnership and high-level political contacts between the two. India and Germany. As chairman of the G7, Germany invited Modi and leaders of some other countries to the summit as guests. “After attending the G7 summit, the Prime Minister will visit the United Arab Emirates on 28 June and offer his personal condolences on the passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, former President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi.” Told.
It said the Prime Minister will also take the opportunity to congratulate Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his election as the new President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi. The President of the Gulf country, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, died on May 13 after battling illness for the past several years.
In a gesture of goodwill, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu visited the United Arab Emirates to offer India’s condolences on the passing away of Sheikh.
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