PM hopes for fruitful talks with international leaders during the G7 summit.

At the G7 Summit on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his excitement for fruitful conversations with world leaders to tackle global issues and promote international collaboration for a more promising future.

As he arrived in Apulia, southern Italy, to attend the G7 Summit's Outreach session, the prime minister made these remarks.


He's got a busy day planned for tomorrow (Friday). We have scheduled multiple one-on-one encounters with global leaders. According to a video message released from the Brindisi Airport by Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, he will also be speaking at the G7 Summit's Outreach session.

Modi will attend a summit session titled Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Africa-Mediterranean during his day-long visit. Georgia Meloni, the prime minister of Italy, will host the event, and Pope Francis will also be in attendance.

In addition, the Pope is anticipated to have bilateral discussions with Modi, who has a number of side meetings with foreign leaders arranged at the opulent Borgo Egnazia resort.

arrived in Italy in order to attend the G7 Summit. Anticipating having fruitful conversations with global leaders. Prime Minister Modi wrote on X, "Together, we seek to address global challenges and promote international cooperation for a brighter future."

Modi expressed his gratitude in his parting statement, stating that he was "glad" that the G7 Summit in Italy was the destination of his first abroad visit during his three years as prime minister.



"Africa, Mediterranean, Artificial Intelligence and Energy will be the main topics of discussion during the outreach session. India's presidency will provide an opportunity to better align the outcomes of the G20 Summit and the upcoming G7 Summit, which will address issues of importance to the Global South.

He continued, "I am also excited to meet other leaders taking part in the summit."

In September of last year, the world leaders gathered in Apulia, Italy, during the Italian presidency, also attended the G20 Summit, which India hosted in New Delhi. On Friday, Georgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, will officially welcome Modi as the country's president of the Council of Ministers.

The US President Joe Biden, the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the French President Emmanuel Macron, the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, claimed that southern Italy was selected as the location to deliver a powerful message to the Global South.

The fact that Apulia is hosting the summit is no accident. We took this action because Apulia is a territory in southern Italy, and Meloni stated that the G7 wants to enhance its communication with the countries of the Global South during the Italian presidency.

The main topic of discussion will likely be the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed up for the meeting on Thursday. Even while India has reaffirmed that talks and diplomacy are the preferable course of action, Sunak is spearheading calls for immediate action to support Ukraine in whatever way necessary.

Leaders of eleven developing nations in Africa, South America, and the Indo-Pacific area have also been invited by Italy to attend the G7 Summit, in addition to India.