PM Modi to virtually participate in G7 outreach sessions on June 12, 13

This is the second time Modi will be participating in a G7 meeting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually participate in the outreach sessions of the G7 summit on 12 and 13 June, an official statement said on Thursday.

The United Kingdom currently holds the presidency of the G7 and is hosting a summit at Cornwall, where seven of the world’s most powerful countries--UK, US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan--will come together to thrash out the global response pertaining to the Covid-19 pandemic, trade issues, protecting the climate, among other challenges. Apart from India, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited the leaders of Australia, South Africa and South Korea to join