SEOUL: Prime Minister’s participation in 47th G7 Summit

SEOUL: At the invitation of UK Prime
Minister Boris Johnson, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will participate in
the Outreach Sessions of the G7 Summit on 12 and 13 June in virtual format. UK
currently holds the Presidency of the G7 and has invited India, along with
Australia, Republic of Korea and South Africa, as Guest Countries for the G7
Summit. The meeting will be held in hybrid mode.

The theme for the Summit is ‘Build Back Better’ and the UK has outlined four
priority areas for its Presidency. These are leading the global recovery from
coronavirus while strengthening resilience against future pandemics; promoting
future prosperity by championing free and fair trade; tackling climate change
and preserving the planet’s biodiversity; and championing shared values and
open societies. The Leaders are expected to exchange views on the way forward
on global recovery from the pandemic with a focus on health and climate change.

This is the second time the Prime Minister will be participating in a G7 meeting.
India had been invited by the G7 French Presidency in 2019 to the Biarritz
Summit as a “Goodwill Partner” and Prime Minister participated in the
Sessions on ‘Climate, Biodiversity and Oceans’ and ‘Digital Transformation’.