PM Narendra Modi to leave for Japan to attend G7 Summit in Hiroshima

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to leave for a sixday tour to Japan Papua New Guinea and Australia starting today He will travel to Japan to attend the G7 Summit scheduled to be held in Hiroshima from May 1921 PM Modi in a statement released before his departure said that he will leave for Japan to attend the G7 Summit at the invitation of Japanese PM Fumio Kishida He said that his presence at the G7 Summit is particularly meaningful as India this year holds the G7 PresidencyI will leave for Hiroshima Japan to attend the G7 Summit under the Japanese Presidency at the invitation of HE Mr Fumio Kishida Prime Minister of Japan It will be a pleasure to meet Prime Minister Kishida again after his recent visit to India for the India Japan Summit My presence in this G7 Summit is particularly meaningful as India holds the G20 Presidency this year PM Modi said in a statement released by the Prime Ministers Office PMOI look forward to exchanging views with the G7 countries and other invited partners on challenges that the world faces and the need to collectively address them I would also be holding bilateral meetings with some of the leaders attending the Hiroshima G7 Summit he added Sharing details regarding his visit to Japan PM Modi in a tweet said Leaving for Japan where I will be joining the G7 Summit in Hiroshima Looking forward to a healthy exchange of views on diverse global subjectsAlso Read World leaders converge for G7 with Ukraine war high on agendaIn the statement released by Prime Ministers office PM Modi said that after concluding his visit to Japan he will travel to Port Moresby Papua New Guinea He further said This will be my first visit as also the firstever visit by any Indian Prime Minister to Papua New GuineaPM Modi said that he will jointly host the 3rd Summit of the Forum for IndiaPacific Islands Cooperation FIPIC III Summit with his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape on May 22 He stated that he is grateful that all 14 Pacific Island Countries PIC have accepted the invitation to attend the SummitHe further said FIPIC had been launched during my visit to Fiji in 2014 and I look forward to engaging with the PIC Leaders on issues that bring us together such as climate change and sustainable development capacity building and training health and wellbeing infrastructure and economic developmentIn his departure statement PM Modi said Apart from the FIPIC engagements I look forward to my bilateral interactions with Papua New Guinea Governor General Sir Bob Dadae Prime Minister Marape and some of the other PIC Leaders participating in the SummitPM Modi in a tweet stated After the Japan visit will be in Papua New Guinea to take part in the FIPIC Summit a vital forum to boost multilateral cooperation There will be productive deliberations on subjects such as sustainable development climate change healthcare and moreAfter his visit to Papua New Guinea PM Modi will travel to Sydney Australia at the invitation of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese In the statement PM Modi stated I look forward to our bilateral meeting which will be an opportunity to take stock of our bilateral ties and follow up on our first IndiaAustralia Annual Summit held in New Delhi in March this yearDuring his visit he will interact with Australian CEOs and business leaders PM Modi will also interact with the Indian community at a special event in Sydney according to the statement PM Modi in a tweet stated I will be in Australia where I will be holding talks with my friend PM AlboMP This visit will further cement the India Australia friendship I also look forward to interacting with the vibrant Indian community and meeting top Australian CEOsEarlier the Ministry of External Affairs in a statement said that PM Modi will speak at G7 sessions with partner countries on subjects such as peace stability and prosperity of a sustainable planet food fertiliser and energy security health gender equality climate change and environment resilient infrastructure and development cooperation He will also hold bilateral meetings with some of the participating leaders on the sidelines of the G7 SummitThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever