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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Japan for the G7 summit on Friday, held several bilateral talks with the world leaders

NewsBharati    20-May-2023 15:05:06 PM
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Japan for the G7 summit on Friday, and US President Joe Biden shared a hug as they met in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Both the leaders along with other world leaders, were attending the G7 working session on food, health, and development.
 
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Notably, PM Modi is visiting Hiroshima from May 19 to 21 primarily for the annual summit of the G7 advanced economies in which he is expected to speak on challenges facing the globe, including food, fertiliser and energy security.
 
 

PM Modi hugs Biden, Rishi Sunak 

 
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bear hugs are world-famous. This time it was for US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at G7 Hiroshima Summit in Japan. The meeting between the two leaders comes ahead of the third in-person summit of leaders of the Quad summit later today. PM Modi is attending the G7 Summit under the Japanese Presidency at the invitation of PM Fumio Kishida. 
 
 
 
 

PM Modi held several bilateral talks with various world leaders along with the unveiling of Mahatma Gandhi’s bust in Hiroshima:

 

PM Modi unveils Mahatma Gandhi’s bust

 
PM Modi on Saturday unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The world gets frightened even today when it hears the word ‘Hiroshima’, PM Modi said as he unveiled the bust of Gandhi, an apostle of peace.
 
 
The bust site is adjacent to the Motoyasu River, and is close to the iconic A-Bomb Dome that is visited by thousands of people every day. After unveiling the bust sculpted by Padma Bhushan awardee Ram Vanji Sutar, PM Modi interacted with the Indian diaspora in Hiroshima.
 
The bust was gifted by India to Hiroshima as a symbol of friendship and goodwill between India and Japan on the occasion of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the city for the G7 summit. "Even today, the world gets frightened when it hears the word Hiroshima. I got the opportunity to unveil a bust of Mahatma Gandhi during my visit to Japan for the G7 Summit," he said after unveiling the 42-inch bronze bust.
 

PM Modi holds talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol

 
 
PM Modi held productive bilateral talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday, during which they agreed to deepen cooperation in areas like trade and investment, IT hardware manufacturing and defence and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen bilateral ties. They also discussed India’s G20 presidency and South Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy.
 

PM Modi’s bilateral talks with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida

 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the full range of relations between India and Japan during his bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida, ANI reported. The two leaders also discussed the focus areas of India’s G20 Presidency and Japan’s G7 Presidency towards making the planet better. During the talks they also focusing on ways to synergise efforts under G7 and G20 presidencies to deal with various global challenges.
 

PM Modi, Vietnamese counterpart hold talks

 
PM Modi held wide-ranging talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh during which they discussed opportunities in areas like trade and investment, defence and energy and agreed to deepen bilateral strategic ties. "Propelling – ties to new levels. Wide-ranging talks between PM @narendramodi and PM Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) tweeted.
 
 

PM Modi's bilateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron 

 
 
 

Prime Minister Modi on China

 
Amid China’s military expansion in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is committed to protecting its sovereignty and integrity while promoting peaceful resolution of maritime disputes based on international law.
 
In an interview with Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, Modi said the G7 and G20 summits are crucial platforms for global cooperation.
 
“As the G20 chair, I will represent the perspectives and priorities of the Global South at the G7 Summit in Hiroshima. Strengthening collaboration between the G7 and G20 is vital in addressing global challenges like climate change, supply chain disruptions, economic recovery, energy instability, healthcare, food security, and peace and security,” he said.
 
The G7 bloc comprises Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada and Italy, as well as the European Union.
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