Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Hiroshima in Japan to attend G7 Summit

New Delhi, May 19 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Hiroshima in Japan this evening to attend the G7 Summit at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. He embarked on a three-nation tour of Japan, Papua New Guinea, and Australia in the morning.
 
The G7 Summit has chosen several key priorities for the current Presidency. The broad terms of the G7 Summit preferences include nuclear disarmament, economic resilience and security, regional issues, climate and energy, food, and health and development. There are other priorities also such as digitisation and science and technology which will be highlighted during several sessions at the Summit.

India’s participation at the Summit in Hiroshima would be structured around three formal sessions. Two sessions would be held tomorrow and the third one will be held on the 21st of May. The first session relates to food, health, development, and gender equality. The second session is on climate, energy, and the environment. The third session is titled “Towards peaceful, stable and prosperous world”.

On the sidelines of the G7 Summit, Prime Minister Modi will hold bilateral discussions with several leaders of the G7. Japan has also invited Australia, Brazil, Comorros, Cook Islands, Indonesia, South Korea, Vietnam, and some of international organizations including the UN. Prime Minister will also hold bilateral meetings with his Japanese counterpart and unveil a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima. A QUAD leaders meeting is being planned in Hiroshima with leaders of all QUAD nations.

AIR correspondent reports that India’s regular participation at the G7 Summits clearly points to increasing recognition that India should be a part of any serious effort to resolve global challenges, including those of peace, security, development, and environment preservation