Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 15, 2024, 08:36 AM
PM Modi in G7 Summit: During the G-7 Summit in Apulia, Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the heads of state of many countries including the US, UK and France. After meeting US President Joe Biden, PM Modi wrote on X, it is always a pleasure to meet President Biden. India and the US will work together for the good of the world.Apart from this, PM Modi met French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau. Apart from this, Prime Minister Modi met Pope Francis. Asked about his well-being. The Pope hugged PM Modi. Pope Francis became the first Pope to address the G7, a group of seven countries. The Pope highlighted the possibilities and dangers of AI.What happened between Modi and Macron?Apart from the G-7 Summit, PM Modi held a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. Issues such as defence, nuclear, space education, climate, public infrastructure, connectivity and artificial intelligence were discussed between the two leaders. Modi and Macron reviewed the mutual relations between India and France, focusing on the 'Horizon 2047' roadmap and the Indo-Pacific roadmap. The two leaders also discussed key global and regional issues.
India-France agreed on these issuesAgreed to work together to take the trusted partnership between India and France to greater heights. Apart from this, there was also discussion about the AI conference to be held in France in 2025 and the United Nations Ocean Conference. In the meeting, both the countries agreed to further increase defense cooperation in the strategic sector with more focus on 'Make in India'. PM Modi wished President Macron for the upcoming Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.These issues were discussed with Rishi SunakFree trade, defense and security were discussed in the meeting between PM Modi and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the meeting between the two leaders was very fruitful. In the meeting, the two leaders reviewed bilateral relations in the areas of defense and security, trade and economic cooperation, high technology sectors and people-to-people contact. The implementation of 'Roadmap 2030' and progress regarding FTA between the two countries were also discussed. Sunak and Modi last met in September last year at the G-20 summit in New Delhi. Then there was an agreement between the two countries to speed up the negotiations of the free trade agreement.PM Modi met Ukrainian President ZelenskyAt the same time, PM Modi also met Ukrainian President Zelensky. During this, PM Modi said that India is eager to further strengthen bilateral relations with Ukraine. Prime Minister Modi also met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G7 Summit. After Trudeau's allegations, relations between India and Canada became tense. India rejected Trudeau's allegations as 'absurd' and politically motivated. Apart from this, PM Modi met United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.After the meeting, PM Modi said that he was happy to meet Antonio Guterres. It was a fruitful meeting with him. Modi also met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Brazilian President Lula da Silva and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Jordan's King Abdullah II. The PMO said that Modi had a good conversation with all the four leaders.Met Pope Francis on the sidelines of the @G7 Summit. I admire his commitment to serve people and make our planet better. Also invited him to visit India. @Pontifex pic.twitter.com/BeIPkdRpUD
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 14, 2024