Digital Desk: At the
G7 Summit this weekend, international leaders will debate topics like energy,
climate change, food security, health, and counterterrorism, according to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi's announcement on Saturday.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany invited Modi
to Schloss Elmau for the G7 Summit, according to a statement released before to
his departure for a trip to Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
"Germany has also invited additional
democracies such as Argentina, Indonesia, Senegal and South Africa to the G7
Summit in an effort to improve international collaboration on crucial global
challenges touching humanity," he said.
"I will be discussing perspectives on
current issues, such as environment, energy, climate, food security, health,
counter-terrorism, gender equality, and democracy, with the G7 countries, G7
partner countries, and guest international organisations during the summit
sessions," he added.
At the G7 Summit, Modi will take part in two
panels discussing gender equality, food security, and issues related to the
environment, energy, and health. On the sidelines of the summit, he will also
have private talks with the presidents of the G7 nations and the invited
nations.
After their participation in the
intergovernmental consultations between Germany and India last month, he said
it will be a joy to see Scholz again.
On the fringes of the summit, he remarked,
"I look forward to seeing leaders of some of the participating G7 and
guest countries."
Modi will interact with people from the Indian
diaspora in Europe while he is in Germany. He claimed that they "are
greatly enhancing both our links with European nations as well as their local
economy."
On June 28, Modi will stop briefly in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, en route return to India in order to see Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the head of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi. He would offer Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the former president of the UAE, his perso
