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  • Watch: Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni welcomes PM Modi at G7 summit |

    APULIA: Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Group of Seven (G7) upon the arrival of the Outreach session countries and international organizations. PM Modi arrived in Italy’s Apulia on Thursday late at night to attend the G7 Outreach Summit.

    On the sidelines of the G7 Summit, PM Modi met President Emmanuel Macron of France, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine.

    In his departure statement, PM Modi said that he is “glad that his first state visit in the third consecutive term is to Italy for the G7 Summit.” The Prime Minister also recalled his previous visit to Italy and Prime Minister Meloni’s visits to India, which have contributed significantly to enhancing bilateral ties.”

    #WATCH | Italy: Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni receives Prime Minister Narendra Modi as India participates as an ‘Outreach nation’ in G7 Summit pic.twitter.com/Sqna3AEu9X — ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2024

    “I am glad that my first visit in the third consecutive term is to Italy for the G-7 Summit. I warmly recall my visit to Italy for the G20 Summit in 2021. Prime Minister Meloni’s two visits to India last year were instrumental in infusing momentum and depth in our bilateral agenda. We remain committed to consolidate the India-Italy strategic partnership, and bolster cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean regions,” PM Modi said before leaving for Italy.

    Giving an overview of PM Modi’s visit to Italy, MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that it was a packed day for him. “We have several bilateral meetings with the world leaders lined up,” Jaiswal said in the video, adding, “He will also be addressing the outreach session of the G7 Summit.”

    The G7 summit is taking place at the luxurious Borgo Egnazia resort in Italy’s Apulia region from June 13-15. PM Modi is attending the summit at the invitation of Italian PM Meloni.

    It will be India’s 11th participation and PM Modi’s fifth consecutive participation at the G7 Summit.

  • PM Narendra Modi Holds Bilateral Meeting With UK PM Rishi Sunak On Sidelines Of G7 Summit |

    APULIA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with PM Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom on the sidelines of the G7 Summit here on Friday. The two world leaders were seen sharing a hug as they met. PM Modi also held a bilateral meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France.

    Apart from exchanging views on key global and regional issues, PM Modi and President Macron held discussions on a series of issues including strengthening partnership between the two nations. PM Modi is in Italy’s Apulia to participate in the Group of Seven (G7) Summit. After landing here, PM Modi said he was looking forward to engaging in productive discussions with world leaders.

    It was a delight to meet PM @RishiSunak in Italy. I reiterated my commitment to further strengthen the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the third term of the NDA Government. There is great scope to deepen ties in sectors like semiconductors, technology and trade.… pic.twitter.com/ehjhFY89cE — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 14, 2024

    He also said that they aim to address global challenges and foster international cooperation for a brighter future. PM Modi and UK PM Sunak last met on September 9, 2023 on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi. That was Prime Minister Sunak’s first visit to India since becoming Prime Minister in October 2022.

    Notably, India is participating in the summit as an Outreach country. The summit is taking place at the luxurious Borgo Egnazia resort in Italy’s Apulia region from June 13-15. PM Modi is attending the summit at the invitation of Italian PM Giorgia Meloni.

    As PM Modi touched down at Brindisi Airport in Apulia on late Thursday night (local time), he was received by India’s Ambassador to Italy, Vani Rao, and other officials. This marks PM Modi’s first trip abroad after assuming office for the third consecutive term.

    MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal detailed the Prime Minister’s engagements with the world leaders on June 14. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi, in his departure statement, said that he is glad that his first state visit in the third consecutive term is to Italy for the G7 Summit . He recalled his previous visit to Italy and Prime Minister Meloni’s visits to India which have contributed significantly to enhancing bilateral ties.

    It will be India’s 11th participation and PM Modi’s fifth consecutive participation at the G7 Summit. PM Modi is also expected to hold a bilateral meeting with his Italian counterpart Meloni.

  • G7 Summit: Awkward Greeting Moment Between British PM Sunak and Italy’s Meloni Goes Viral; Watch |

    The G7 Summit is underway in Italy and the top world leaders have already reached the country. Italian PM Gioria Meloni today greeted all the G7 members on the inaugural day of the summit, video of which was shared online. The two-day G7 Summit is attended by several world leaders, including British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Upon his arrival, Sunak was warmly welcomed by Meloni, with their greetings captured in viral photos and videos.

    The video clip shows Sunak approaching Meloni, who greets him with a hug and a kiss. They share a light-hearted moment, laughing and chatting before posing for a photograph and continuing their conversation.

    #WATCH | Borgo Egnazia: Italian PM Giorgia Meloni receives United Kingdom PM Rishi Sunak, as he arrives for the 50th G7 Summit.

    (Video Source: Reuters) pic.twitter.com/fpGFlnDZ2r — ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2024

    However, the interaction sparked reactions online, with some noting an awkward moment during the hug and kiss. One social media user commented, “Rishi Sunak being greeted by Giorgia Meloni at the G7 looked like he went in for a kiss, but she pulled back. It gave off a ‘eurgh, smelly breath’ vibe.”

    Another remarked, “Rishi Sunak greets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the welcome ceremony on the first day of the 50th G7 summit.”

    A third user simply advised, “Don’t lean in, Rishi!”

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also arrived in Italy’s Apulia to attend the G7 Summit on the invite of Giorgia Meloni. While India is not a member of the G7, it has been invited to the event as an outreach country. This marks PM Modi’s first trip abroad after assuming office for the third consecutive term.

    “PM @narendramodi touches down at Brindisi airport in Apulia, Italy. Agenda includes participation in the Outreach session of the G7 Summit & substantive interactions with the global leaders on the sidelines. An action-packed day awaits!” the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, wrote in a post on X.

  • PM Modi Leaves For Italy To Attend G7 Outreach Session In First Foreign Trip Of 3rd Term |

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday that India will prioritise energy, artificial intelligence, Africa, and the Mediterranean at the G7 summit outreach session in Italy. Modi emplaned for Italy in his first foreign trip after taking office for the third time as prime minister. In addition to attending the outreach session on Friday, he has appointments to have one-on-one meetings outside of the summit with several international leaders. A meeting between US President Joe Biden and Modi is possible. Modi said in his departure statement that the outreach session will also cover matters important to the Global South.

    “At the invitation of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, I am travelling to Apulia region in Italy to participate in the G7 Outreach summit on June 14,” said Modi. The prime minister expressed satisfaction that his first visit in his third consecutive term would be to Italy for the G7 summit.

    “During the discussions at the Outreach session, the focus would be on artificial intelligence, energy, Africa, and the Mediterranean,” said Modi. “It will be an opportunity to bring greater synergy between the outcomes of the G20 Summit held under India’s Presidency and the forthcoming G7 Summit, and deliberate on issues which are crucial for the Global South,” he stated.

    Modi will hold a bilateral meeting with Meloni. “Prime Minister Meloni’s two visits to India last year were instrumental in infusing momentum and depth in our bilateral agenda,” he said. “We remain committed to consolidate the India-Italy strategic partnership, and bolster cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean regions,” he said.

    The prime minister is likely to hold a number of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit. “I am also looking forward to meeting other leaders participating in the Summit,” he said. The G7 comprises the US, the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Canada and Japan. Italy is holding the current presidency of the G7 (Group of Seven) and is hosting the summit in that capacity.

  • ‘PM Modi To Play Important Role’: Indian Envoy To Italy Ahead Of G7 Summit |

    Fasano (Italy): A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Italy to attend the G7 Summit, where India has been invited as an Outreach Country, the Indian ambassador to Italy, Vani Rao said that 

    PM Modi will play an important role in one of the global platforms, to engage with other world leaders present at the G7 Summit on issues of importance to India, as well as to the Global South. 

    Speaking to ANI, Envoy Vani Rao said that PM Modi will also follow up on some of the key issues that were there during India’s G20 presidency. 

    “It is an important visit. Firstly, it is an opportunity for the prime minister to play an important role in one of the global platforms. It also marks continuity because he had participated in the G7 summit last year,” the ambassador said. 

    PM Modi is set to visit Italy to participate in the annual summit of G7 advanced economies, marking his first international trip since beginning his third consecutive term in office. The G7 summit will take place at the luxurious Borgo Egnazia resort in Italy’s Apulia region from June 13 to 15. 

    India’s participation at this G7 Summit acquires particular salience in the context of India’s recently held, not so recent, presidency of the G20, where India took a leading role in building global consensus on several contentious issues. India has so far organized two sessions of the Voice of the Global South Summit, which have been aimed at bringing the interests, priorities, and concerns of the Global South on the global stage. 

    “It allows the prime minister to also follow up on some of the key issues that we had in the G-20 presidency, which he had chaired last year. It’s an invitation to the prime minister from the Italian prime minister. India has been selected as a partner for the G7 summit. If I’m not mistaken, India is the only Asian country to be selected as a partner. It is an opportunity also to speak on some of the issues like food security, energy, clean technologies, AI, and other aspects, which are very important to the Global South, ” she said. 
     

    This will be India’s 11th participation in the G7 Summit and Prime Minister Modi’s fifth consecutive participation at the G7 Summit. On the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Italy, PM Modi is also expected to hold bilateral meetings and discussions with the leaders of the G7, as well as the Outreach Countries and the international organizations. 

    The ambassador emphasised that issues including food security, energy, clean technologies and AI will be discussed. 

    “Issues like food security, energy, clean technologies, AI and other aspects, will be an important agenda item here for the prime minister to share his views and thoughts,” she told ANI. 

    Responding on whether there will be any bilateral agreements signed during the bilateral meeting with Italian PM Meloni, the ambassador said that “definitely”, there will be some progress in the bilateral collaboration and agenda. 

    “It would be very premature for me to mention what are the outcomes of that meeting. But definitely, the high-level meeting itself is a big signal that the two leaders are invested in the relationship and the two countries want to elevate their cooperation in many domains, ” Rao said. 

    Highlighting whether the Russia-Ukraine war and the Middle East conflict will be on the agenda during the G7 Summit, the Indian ambassador stressed that as the meeting is going to be held amid these global developments, these issues will also be on the agenda. 

    “The G7 and the partners will engage on a variety of issues. One is, the key economic issues that are on the table right now, which include food security, climate change, sustainable development, the role of artificial intelligence, energy security and others. These will be one set of issues,” she said. 

    The ambassador added, “But obviously because the meeting itself is taking amid very key global and regional developments, they will also be on the agenda of the leaders. And India’s position on many of these issues is well known and the prime minister would be articulating his thoughts on how to address these issues,” she added. 
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to leave for Italy on Thursday to participate in the 50th G7 Summit. 

    Addressing a special briefing on PM Modi’s upcoming visit, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said, “At the invitation of Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be travelling to Apulia, Italy tomorrow to participate in the 50th G7 Summit which is to be held there on June 14 where India has been invited as an Outreach Country.” 

    During the Summit, PM Modi is also expected to hold a bilateral meeting with Giorgia Meloni. 
    “They last met during the COP28 Summit in Abu Dhabi in December 2023,” Kwatra said. 

    In the meeting, the two Prime Ministers are expected to review the entire gamut of bilateral ties and give directions for next steps, he said. 

    Italy is the Chair of G7 this year and is hosting the Summit of the informal grouping of seven of the world’s advanced economies which also includes Canada, France, Germany Japan the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as the European Union.

  • Ukraine prez takes diplomatic marketing campaign towards Russia to Arab summit, G7

    Via Related Press: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a summit of Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on Friday earlier than what a senior reputable stated could be a travel to Japan for a gathering with the leaders of the arena’s maximum robust democracies.

    Zelenskyy has in contemporary months made overseas journeys to shore up diplomatic beef up for Ukraine’s struggle towards Russia’s full-scale invasion virtually 15 months in the past and solicit extra army beef up.

    He previous this week returned from a three-day travel to Italy, the Vatican, Germany, France and the UK.

    Ukraine and Russia are squaring up for a big and probably decisive segment within the warfare as Kyiv prepares an anticipated counteroffensive. The struggle has been slowed down in a warfare of attrition in contemporary months amid unhealthy climate.

    Zelenskyy’s administrative center stated he used to be invited to wait the Arab League summit in Jeddah the place he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman earlier than preserving different bilateral conferences.

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    They mentioned Zelenskyy’s peace plan, the safety scenario in Ukraine and imaginable investments within the reconstruction of the rustic, a presidential observation stated. Zelenskyy additionally invited Prince Mohammed to talk over with Ukraine.

    Zelenskyy steered leaders on the summit to withstand Moscow’s affect and imagine his peace proposals, which come with the withdrawal of the Kremlin’s forces from occupied spaces of Ukraine.

    “I’m greater than positive that none of you are going to comply with give up a 3rd of your nation to the invaders,” Zelenskyy stated in English.

    “Some other precedence is the security of the Muslim group of Ukraine,” Zelenskyy stated. “Crimea used to be the primary to be afflicted by the Russian profession, and maximum of those that endure repression in occupied Crimea are Muslims.”

    Crimean Tatar chief Mustafa Dzhemilev accompanied Zelenskyy at the talk over with.

    Zelenskyy will later shuttle to a Team of Seven summit in Japan the place leaders of the arena’s maximum robust democracies intention to step up punishment on Russia for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in line with Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s Nationwide Safety and Protection Council.

    Then again, Danilov’s administrative center later posted a observation backtracking on his announcement and announcing Zelenskyy would seem on the G-7 summit by the use of video hyperlink. Zelenskyy’s actions are stored secret for safety causes.

    In the meantime, Russia’s forces stored up their long-range bombardment of Ukrainian objectives whilst drones reportedly broken educate traces at the back of their entrance line.

    About 130 meters (430 toes) of railway observe had been broken and trains had been halted for hours after an explosion derailed 8 automobiles of a freight educate wearing grain in Russia-occupied Crimea, Russian state media reported on Friday.

    Thursday’s blast brought on renewed suspicions about imaginable Ukrainian saboteur task at the back of Russian traces.

    Teach visitors used to be additionally halted in northern Crimea on Thursday night time after a drone hit a railway observe close to town of Dzhankoi, Russia’s Baza Telegram channel reported.

    Sergei Aksyonov, the Kremlin-appointed head of Crimea, stated in a separate publish that 4 Ukrainian drones had been shot down in a single day within the peninsula’s north. Aksyonov claimed there used to be no injury or casualties.

    Russia in a single day fired cruise missiles, drones and artillery at objectives throughout Ukraine, killing two civilians, officers stated Friday.

    The assaults incorporated an air attack on Kyiv for the second one directly day and the tenth time in 3 weeks. The Kremlin’s forces additionally took intention at central, japanese and southern Ukraine, and the western Lviv area close to the border with Poland.

    Russia introduced 22 Iranian-made Shahed drones and 6 Kalibr cruise missiles right through the night time, the Ukrainian Air Drive stated. It stated air defenses downed 16 drones and 3 missiles.

    The Russian shelling killed two civilians and wounded 9 others in Ukraine’s japanese Donetsk area, its Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko stated.

    The missile assaults that experience intensified just lately intention to “disrupt Ukraine’s plans and arrangements for lively army operations right through the spring-summer marketing campaign,” in line with a observation from Ukraine’s intelligence company, printed on Telegram.

    The objectives are Ukraine’s army regulate issues and barracks, provide routes and the puts the place ammunition, apparatus, gasoline are saved, it stated.

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  • Quad summit on Might 20 in Japan, subsequent meet in India

    Specific Information Carrier

    NEW DELHI:  The Quad Summit will happen in Hiroshima as an alternative of Sydney. US President Joe Biden’s urgency to go back to america after the G7 Summit in Hiroshima has resulted in this modification of plans. “The Quad Summit was once to be held in Sydney.

    The unexpected trade of plans has resulted in a metamorphosis of the venue as all 4 Quad leaders – High Minister Narendra Modi, President Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Jap High Minister Fumio Kishida – will meet in a resort in Hiroshima both on Might 20 or 21. The following Quad Summit will likely be hosted via India,’’ mentioned a supply. 

    PM Modi will go away for Japan on Might 19 to wait the G7 Summit as a visitor member at the invitation of PM Kishida. That is India’s tenth invite to the G7 Summit. A bust of Mahatma Gandhi will likely be unveiled in Hiroshima via PM Modi.

    In the meantime in Japan, PM Modi is predicted to handle classes on the G7 on topics like peace, steadiness and prosperity of a sustainable planet, meals, fertiliser and effort safety amongst different problems. PM Modi is more likely to have bilateral talks with different leaders of the G7 which contains British PM Rishi Sunak, French President Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Schloz.

    “India’s participation on the G7 summit alerts “expanding popularity” that New Delhi will have to be part of any critical effort to unravel international demanding situations together with the ones for peace, safety, construction and environmental preservation,’’ mentioned International Secretary Vinay Kwatra.

    After attending the G7 Summit, PM Modi will go away for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, the place he’s going to host the third Summit of FIPIC, collectively with High Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape, on Might 22. He’s going to additionally cling bilateral engagements in Papua New Guinea, together with conferences with Governor-Common Sir Bob Dadae and PM Marape.

    Discussion board for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) comes to India and 14 Pacific Island Nations, specifically, Prepare dinner Islands, Federated States of Micronesia,Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Significantly, Modi would be the first Indian PM to talk over with Papua New Guinea.

    Indian PM Modi may even cling his first assembly with the New Zealand High Minister Chris Hipkins in Papua New Guinea. The Indian PM will then go back and forth to Australia from Might 22 to Might 24 following a call for participation from his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Sydney.

    Exchange in venue
    The Quad Summit was once to be held in Sydney, Australia. Then again, the unexpected trade of plans has resulted in a metamorphosis of the venue as all 4 Quad leaders – High Minister Narendra Modi, President Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Jap High Minister Fumio Kishida – will meet in a resort in Hiroshima both on Might 20 or 21

    NEW DELHI:  The Quad Summit will happen in Hiroshima as an alternative of Sydney. US President Joe Biden’s urgency to go back to america after the G7 Summit in Hiroshima has resulted in this modification of plans. “The Quad Summit was once to be held in Sydney.

    The unexpected trade of plans has resulted in a metamorphosis of the venue as all 4 Quad leaders – High Minister Narendra Modi, President Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Jap High Minister Fumio Kishida – will meet in a resort in Hiroshima both on Might 20 or 21. The following Quad Summit will likely be hosted via India,’’ mentioned a supply. 

    PM Modi will go away for Japan on Might 19 to wait the G7 Summit as a visitor member at the invitation of PM Kishida. That is India’s tenth invite to the G7 Summit. A bust of Mahatma Gandhi will likely be unveiled in Hiroshima via PM Modi.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    In the meantime in Japan, PM Modi is predicted to handle classes on the G7 on topics like peace, steadiness and prosperity of a sustainable planet, meals, fertiliser and effort safety amongst different problems. PM Modi is more likely to have bilateral talks with different leaders of the G7 which contains British PM Rishi Sunak, French President Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Schloz.

    “India’s participation on the G7 summit alerts “expanding popularity” that New Delhi will have to be part of any critical effort to unravel international demanding situations together with the ones for peace, safety, construction and environmental preservation,’’ mentioned International Secretary Vinay Kwatra.

    After attending the G7 Summit, PM Modi will go away for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, the place he’s going to host the third Summit of FIPIC, collectively with High Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape, on Might 22. He’s going to additionally cling bilateral engagements in Papua New Guinea, together with conferences with Governor-Common Sir Bob Dadae and PM Marape.

    Discussion board for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) comes to India and 14 Pacific Island Nations, specifically, Prepare dinner Islands, Federated States of Micronesia,Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Significantly, Modi would be the first Indian PM to talk over with Papua New Guinea.

    Indian PM Modi may even cling his first assembly with the New Zealand High Minister Chris Hipkins in Papua New Guinea. The Indian PM will then go back and forth to Australia from Might 22 to Might 24 following a call for participation from his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Sydney.

    Exchange in venue
    The Quad Summit was once to be held in Sydney, Australia. Then again, the unexpected trade of plans has resulted in a metamorphosis of the venue as all 4 Quad leaders – High Minister Narendra Modi, President Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Jap High Minister Fumio Kishida – will meet in a resort in Hiroshima both on Might 20 or 21

  • Western leaders would glance ‘disgusting’ topless: Putin

    Russian President Vladimir Putin made the remark throughout a talk over with to Turkmenistan early Thursday when requested about Western leaders joking about him on the G7 summit.

    Russian President Vladimir Putin (Picture: AP)

    Russian President Vladimir Putin shot again at Western leaders who mocked his athletic exploits, pronouncing they might glance “disgusting” in the event that they attempted to emulate his bare-torso appearances.

    Putin made the remark throughout a talk over with to Turkmenistan early Thursday when requested about Western leaders joking about him on the G7 summit.

    As they sat down for talks, British High Minister Boris Johnson jested that G7 leaders may take their garments off to “display that we’re harder than Putin” amid Russia-West tensions over Moscow’s army motion in Ukraine.

    Canadian premier Justin Trudeau joked that Western leaders may attempt to fit Putin’s bare torso footage with a “bare-chested horseback using show,” one among his extensively publicized athletic adventures.

    Chatting with newshounds, Putin retorted that, not like him, Western leaders abuse alcohol and don’t do sports activities.

    “I don’t know the way they sought after to get undressed, above or under the waist,” he mentioned. ”“However I believe it might be a disgusting sight finally.”

    He famous that to seem excellent “it’s essential to prevent abusing alcohol and different unhealthy behavior, do bodily workout and participate in sports activities.”

  • PM Modi holds talks with EU Fee Prez Ursula von der Leyen in Germany

    High Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Ecu Fee President Ursula von der Leyen right here and held productive discussions as the 2 leaders reviewed the India-EU cooperation in industry, funding, generation and local weather motion.

    High Minister Modi, who’s in Germany on a two-day consult with from Sunday for the summit of the G7, met von der Leyen at the sidelines of the G7 Summit at Schloss Elmau, the picturesque venue of the summit in southern Germany.

    He stated that he had an “remarkable assembly” with the Ecu Fee President.

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    “President @EU_Commission @vonderleyen and I had an impressive assembly previous these days. We mentioned tactics to deepen funding linkages, efforts to fight local weather trade, boosting virtual cooperation and different essential problems,” Modi stated on Twitter.

    President @EU_Commission @vonderleyen and I had an impressive assembly previous these days. We mentioned tactics to deepen funding linkages, efforts to fight local weather trade, boosting virtual cooperation and different essential problems. percent.twitter.com/dDpbMBlWHw

    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 27, 2022

    “PM @narendramodi and President of @EU_Commission @vonderleyen held talks at the sidelines of the G-7 Summit. Problems corresponding to more potent industry ties, cooperation to mitigate local weather trade, rising applied sciences and cultural linkages have been mentioned all the way through the assembly,” the High Minister’s Place of job tweeted.

    PM @narendramodi and President of @EU_Commission @vonderleyen held talks at the sidelines of the G-7 Summit. Problems corresponding to more potent industry ties, cooperation to mitigate local weather trade, rising applied sciences and cultural linkages have been mentioned all the way through the assembly. percent.twitter.com/v5V6IMUJij

    — PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 27, 2022

    All the way through their talks, High Minister Modi and the EU Fee President welcomed the resumption of negotiations at the industry, funding and geographical indication agreements, Ministry of Exterior Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated.

    “Productive discussions held between PM @narendramodi & President @EU_Commission @vonderleyen at the margins of G7. Reviewed India-EU cooperation in industry, funding, generation, local weather motion. Welcomed resumption of negotiations at the Industry, Funding and GI Agreements,” Bagchi stated on Twitter.

    Productive discussions held between PM @narendramodi & President @EU_Commission @vonderleyen at the margins of G7.

    Reviewed India-EU cooperation in industry, funding, generation, local weather motion. Welcomed resumption of negotiations at the Industry, Funding and GI Agreements. percent.twitter.com/fLMrOp8aJh

    — Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) June 27, 2022

    “PM @narendramodi meets with the President of @EU_Commission @vonderleyen. The #IndiaEU courting is formed via ever-growing bilateral cooperation and partnership,” the Legitimate Account of India’s Public International relations, Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) stated on Twitter.

    This used to be their 2d assembly in two months after she visited New Delhi in April, her first consult with to India because the president of the Ecu Fee.

    In April, High Minister Modi and von der Leyen introduced the putting in place of an India-EU Industry and Era Council, a high-level strategic mechanism to take on key industry, financial and technological demanding situations.

    Of their talks, each side additionally agreed to release the India-EU Industry and Era Council (TTC), a strategic coordination mechanism to take on demanding situations on the nexus of industry, depended on generation and safety.

    India and the Ecu Union are eyeing to company up the excellent industry and funding agreements prior to the graduation of the electoral cycles on each side in 2024, EU Ambassador to India Ugo Astuto stated on April 29.

    India is the second one nation after the United States to have this type of mechanism with the 27-nation Ecu Union.

    In Might remaining yr, India and the Ecu Union (EU) introduced to renew negotiations for a balanced and complete industry settlement after an opening of over 8 years.

    The EU is without doubt one of the greatest buyers in India, accounting for 16 consistent with cent of overall investments won between 2015-20 (83 billion euro between 2000 and 2021).

    The EU stated there are 4,500 Ecu firms working in India, contributing to the introduction of over 1.5 million direct and 5 million oblique jobs within the nation.

    The Funding Facilitation Mechanism used to be established in 2017 to facilitate the access for EU firms proposing to put money into India.

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  • G7 Summit Day 1 Wrap: PM Modi highlights India’s local weather efficiency; leaders pledge to face via Ukraine

    Saying that India’s willpower to local weather commitments is obvious from its efficiency, Top Minister Narendra Modi on Monday was hoping that wealthy international locations of G-7 will reinforce India’s efforts in preventing local weather exchange and invited them to faucet the large marketplace for blank calories applied sciences rising within the nation.

    In his remarks on the consultation on ‘Making an investment in a greater Long run: Local weather, Power, Well being’ at G7 Summit, Modi highlighted India’s monitor file and stated it has accomplished the objective of 40 in step with cent energy-capacity from non-fossil assets 9 years prior to time.

    “The objective of 10 in step with cent ethanol-blending in petrol has been accomplished 5 months prior to time. India has the sector’s first absolutely solar energy operated airport. India’s massive railway gadget will turn into internet 0 on this decade,” he stated.

    Changing into pro-planet other people. Making an investment in a greater long run.

    Within the @G7 consultation on local weather, calories & well being, PM @narendramodi highlighted India’s efforts for inexperienced expansion, blank calories, sustainable life & international wellbeing. percent.twitter.com/TyIuDOwoHa

    — Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) June 27, 2022

     

    “When a big nation like India displays such ambition, different creating international locations additionally get inspiration. We are hoping that the wealthy international locations of G-7 will reinforce India’s efforts. As of late, an enormous marketplace for blank calories applied sciences is rising in India,” the high minister stated.

    G-7 international locations can spend money on analysis, innovation, and production on this box, he stated.

    The dimensions that India may give for each new generation could make that generation reasonably priced for the entire global, he asserted. The core theories of the round economic system had been an integral a part of Indian tradition and way of life, Modi stated.

    Indian Top Minister Narendra Modi with G7 leaders. (REUTERS)

    “I referred to as for a motion referred to as LIFE – Way of life for Atmosphere – in Glasgow closing 12 months. This 12 months on International Atmosphere Day, we introduced the World Initiative for LiFE marketing campaign. The function of this marketing campaign is to inspire an eco-friendly way of life,” he stated.

    Met President @jokowi and mentioned more than a few bilateral problems between India and Indonesia. We had huge ranging conversations on bettering industry and cultural ties between our international locations. India a great deal cherishes the robust bond with Indonesia. ?? ?? percent.twitter.com/PNJ42lH4cw

    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 27, 2022

     

    “We will be able to name the fans of this motion Triple-P i.e. ‘professional planet other people’, and we must all take the duty of accelerating the selection of Triple-P other people in our personal international locations. This might be our best contribution to the approaching generations,” he stated.

    Modi won via German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

    Modi, who’s in Germany on a two-day seek advice from from Sunday for the summit of the G7, was once won via German Chancellor Olaf Scholz upon his arrival at Schloss Elmau, the picturesque venue of the summit in southern Germany.

    Superb assembly with @Bundeskanzler Scholz. Thanked him for the nice and cozy hospitality throughout the @G7 Summit. We mentioned cooperation in key sectors like trade and effort. We additionally had deliberations on furthering environmentally pleasant expansion for our planet. percent.twitter.com/5uprVt9ZML

    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 27, 2022

     

    “Changing into pro-planet other people. Making an investment in a greater long run. Within the @G7 consultation on local weather, calories & well being, PM @narendramodi highlighted India’s efforts for inexperienced expansion, blank calories, sustainable life & international wellbeing,” Ministry of Exterior Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.

    Prior to the beginning of the summit, Top Minister Modi shook palms with US President Joe Biden and Canadian Top Minister Justin Trudeau because the leaders assembled for a bunch picture.

    Top Ministers @narendramodi and @JustinTrudeau meet at the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in Germany. They took inventory of the India-Canada friendship and mentioned techniques to additional fortify it throughout more than a few sectors. percent.twitter.com/UWDXJTXo3Q

    — PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 27, 2022

     

    This was once the primary assembly between Modi and Biden once they met in Japan for the Quad summit in Might. The 2 leaders also are scheduled to fulfill in July for the I2U2 digital summit of the quadrilateral financial discussion board comprising India, Israel, the UAE and america.

    The Team of Seven (G7) is an inter-governmental political grouping consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and america.

    The German Presidency has invited Argentina, India, Indonesia, Senegal and South Africa to the G7 Summit in Elmau, Bavaria.
    Modi is attending the G7 summit held within the Alpine fortress of Schloss Elmau in southern Germany following a call for participation via German Chancellor Scholz.

    India’s Top Minister Narendra Modi shakes palms with US President Joe Biden subsequent to Canada’s Top Minister Justin Trudeau as they get ready to pose for a circle of relatives picture along G7-leaders and outreach visitors. (REUTERS)

    Zelenskyy tells G-7 summit Ukraine forces face pressing second 

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday underscored the urgency of serving to his nation’s army toughen its place in opposition to Russia within the coming months throughout a video assembly with main financial powers, who in flip pledged to reinforce Ukraine “for so long as it takes”.

    Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a operating consultation of G7 leaders by means of video hyperlink. (Reuters)

    Zelenskyy addressed the delicacy of the instant for Ukraine in its struggle with Russia to the Team of Seven summit, because the leaders of the main economies ready to unveil plans to pursue a value cap on Russian oil, elevate price lists on Russian items and impose different new sanctions.

    As well as, america was once making ready to announce the acquisition of a complicated surface-to-air missile gadget for Kyiv to assist Ukraine struggle again in opposition to Vladimir Putin’s aggression, an afternoon after Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv for the primary time in weeks and as its army was once persisted a full-on attack at the closing final Ukrainian redoubt within the Luhansk area.

    G7 leaders unveil USD 600 billion plan to rival China’s Belt and Highway Initiative in creating international locations 

    US President Joe Biden and different G7 leaders have unveiled formidable plans to mobilise USD 600 billion in investment via 2027 to ship clear and game-changing infrastructure initiatives in creating international locations like India, in a transfer noticed as a counter to China’s Belt and Highway Initiative.

    The Partnership for World Infrastructure and Funding (PGII) unveiled on Sunday right here throughout the G7 Summit relaunches a scheme unveiled eventually 12 months’s G7 talks in England.

    President Biden stated the plan would ship returns for everybody.

    In combination, the G7 is demonstrating the robust international management it is going to take to maximise the prices to Putin and his enablers and deal with the affect of his struggle at the international economic system. percent.twitter.com/N30bBeXyKL

    — President Biden (@POTUS) June 27, 2022

     

    “As of late, the international locations of the G7 introduced the Partnership for World Infrastructure and Funding (PGII),” Biden stated.

    “Jointly, we intention to mobilise just about USD 600 billion from the G7 via 2027 to spend money on essential infrastructure that improves lives and delivers actual good points for all of our other people,” he tweeted.

    “I wish to be transparent – the G7’s announcement of a brand new international infrastructure partnership isn’t help or charity. It’s an funding that may ship returns for everybody – together with the American other people – and spice up all of our economies,” Biden tweeted.

    Modi holds talks with S African Prez Ramaphosa in Germany

    Top Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and mentioned the overall vary of friendship between the 2 international locations, together with additional increasing ties in industry, funding, defence and meals safety.

    Top Minister Modi, who’s in Germany on a two-day seek advice from from Sunday for the summit of the G7, met Ramaphosa at the sidelines of the G-7 Summit at Schloss Elmau, the picturesque venue of the summit in southern Germany.

    Happy to have met President @CyrilRamaphosa in Germany. Our talks coated various sectors together with financial cooperation, bettering connectivity and deepening ties in meals processing and FinTech. ?? ?? percent.twitter.com/dNVQSG5oQq

    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 27, 2022

     

    Ministry of Exterior Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated that the 2 leaders mentioned “additional increasing our bilateral ties in industry, funding, defence, prescription drugs, meals safety and extra. Agreed to proceed shut cooperation in each regional and multilateral fora.” But even so India, Germany, the host of the G7 Summit, has additionally invited Argentina, Indonesia, Senegal and South Africa as visitors for the summit to recognise the democracies of the worldwide south as its companions.

    The Team of Seven (G7) is an inter-governmental political grouping consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and america.

    Modi is attending the G7 summit held within the Alpine fortress of Schloss Elmau in southern Germany following a call for participation via German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. India and South Africa each are portions of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) and India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) groupings.