Hiroshima: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden shared a hug during the G7 Summit which is underway in Japan’s Hiroshima.
The meeting between the two leaders comes ahead of the third in-person summit of leaders of the Quad summit later in the day. PM Modi is attending the G7 Summit under the Japanese Presidency at the invitation of PM Fumio Kishida.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Saturday’s meeting with Biden comes ahead of Prime Minister Modi’s official State visit to the US from June 21 to 24, where he will be hosted by US President Biden at the White House.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed by Japanese PM Fumio Kishida as he arrived at the venue of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima
- Earlier PM Modi unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima. After the bust was unveiled, PM Modi paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi.
- Speaking to reporters in Hiroshima, after unveiling the bust of Mahatma Gandhi, PM Modi said that even today the world gets frightened when they listen to the word ‘Hiroshima’.
- Earlier, PM Modi met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Hiroshima and discussed ways to enhance “India-Japan friendship across different sectors including trade, economy and culture.”
- PM Narendra Modi meets the President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol in #Hiroshima, Japan “Leaders reaffirmed commitment to further strengthen bilateral ties as India-Republic of Korea celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations this year.
- Leaders agreed to deepen cooperation in areas of trade & investment, high technology, IT hardware manufacturing, defence, semiconductor, and culture. Also discussed India’s G20 presidency and Republic of Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy,” tweets MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi
The G7 leaders are currently in Japan to attend the G7 Summit scheduled to be held in Hiroshima from May 19-21. Notably, Japan assumed the G7 Presidency in 2023.
The Summit is an international forum held annually for the leaders of the G7 member states of France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Canada (in order of rotating presidency), and the European Union (EU).
Members of the Indian diaspora in Japan gathered at a hotel in Hiroshima as PM Modi arrived in the city on Friday. They cheered “Bharat Mata ki Jai” and “Vande Mataram”. They also raised slogans hailing PM Modi.
Notably, the G7 grouping comprises Japan, Italy, Canada, France, the US, the UK and Germany. Japan under its G7 Presidency has invited leaders from Australia, Brazil, Comoros, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, South Korea and Vietnam.