PM Modi said he was looking forward to "fruitful discussions" with world leaders on topical issues like climate, energy, food security, counter-terrorism, environment, gender equality and democracy
US President Joe Biden and his Group of Seven allies will huddle on strategies to secure energy supplies and tackle inflation, aiming to keep the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine
PM Modi arrived here on a two-day visit to Germany during which he will attend the G7 summit and discuss issues like energy, food security, counter-terrorism, environment and democracy
The foreign secretary said India's consideration for crude oil purchases has been very well understood by the global community
Modi will be holding bilateral meetings and discussions with the leaders of G7 and also the guest countries on the sidelines of the G7 summit
"PM Narendra Modi will be visiting Schloss Elmau, Germany at the invitation of Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, for the G7 Summit under the German Presidency on June 26 and 27," the MEA said
Like Europe then, Ukraine today needs a Marshall plan for its rebuilding, Scholz said referring to the US-sponsored plan that helped revive European economies after WWII.
Germany will temporarily introduce some border controls as the country gets ready to host the Group of Seven summit later this month in the Bavarian Alps. The summit of wealthy nations with the leaders of Germany, the United States, France, Japan and other top industrial countries will take place from June 26-28 in Elmau, and Germany has ordered increased security on its border from June 13-July 3, the country's interior ministry said in a statement Saturday. The controls are intended to prevent potential perpetrators of violence from entering German territory, the statement said, adding that "travellers must therefore expect to be subject to checks during this period". The interior ministry did not further elaborate what kind of violent threats it might be expecting, but several protests against the summit are planned in the nearby town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and in Bavaria's capital, Munich, during the leaders' meeting. The temporary border controls will be flexible in terms o
China's lead negotiator in the US trade talks said Beijing was willing to resolve its trade dispute with the US through "calm negotiations" and resolutely opposed the escalation of the conflict
China strongly opposes foreign interference in its internal affairs, a Chinese spokesperson said on Sunday in response to the G7 statement on China's decision to improve Hong Kong's electoral system
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is keen to build ties with Biden, who did not support Brexit
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries rebuked China on issues concerning Hong Kong, human rights violations in Xinjiang, and military build-up in South China Sea
Environment ministers from seven leading industrialised nations agreed to accelerate efforts to slow global warming, including a commitment to end government support for new coal-fired power plants
India is among the guest countries invited to join virtually at the 2021 G7 Health Ministers' Meeting to be held at Oxford University on June 3 and 4
Finance ministers of the bloc close in on a deal to jointly support a minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15%.
Russia denies it is meddling beyond its borders and says the West is gripped by anti-Russian hysteria
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