Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will be playing host to PM Narendra Modi and other world leaders as they travel to the European nation for the annual G7 summit on Thursday, July 13. This is PM Modi's first foreign trip after his record-breaking win in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. India has been invited as an outreach country by Meloni in her capacity as the G7 President.
This is the 50th G7 summit of top economies of the world and is being held in the luxury resort of Borgo Egnazia in Italy's Fasano city in the Apulia region from June 13 to 15. On the agenda of the summit will be the wars raging in Ukraine and Gaza. The heads of core G7 countries — Joe Biden (USA), Emmanuel Macron (France), Olaf Scholz (Germany), Fumio Kishida (Japan), Rishi Sunak (United Kingdom), Justin Trudeau (Canada), and host Giorgia Meloni — will deliberate on various global matters at the summit.
On behalf of the European Commission, which is a permanent participant of G7, President Ursula von der Leyen and Council President Charles Michel will take part in the 50th summit.
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What's On PM Modi's G7 Summit Agenda
PM Modi is attending the Summit on an invitation from current G7 President Giorgia Meloni. Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Wednesday said, "This will be India's 11th participation in the G7 Summit and PM Modi's 5th consecutive participation in the event."
He further said that PM Modi on June 14 will participate in an outreach programme along with the other nations. "At this session, the focus would be on artificial intelligence, energy, Africa and the Mediterranean region. It will be a block agenda item where the G7 and the outreach countries would share their views and perspectives," Kwatra said. Last year, PM Modi attended the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, in May.
PM Modi will hold a bilateral discussion with Meloni and other heads of nations on the sidelines of the Summit. Issues pertaining to India and the Global South are likely to feature in these discussions.
India Under PM Modi's leadership is likely to put forth its views on the Russia-Ukraine war, the Gaza conflict, climate change, AI, and India's International challenges and commitments.
A high-level delegation, including External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra and NSA Ajit Doval, is likely to accompany PM Modi to Italy, according to news agency PTI. He will be back on Friday.
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Other Invitees At G7 Summit
Among the other invitees to the Summit are Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Argentinian President Javier Milei, Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Jordanian King Abdullah II, Kenyan President William Ruto, African Union President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Tunisian President Kais Saied, Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Pope Francis is also expected to come from Vatican City to attend the summit.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also scheduled for a session on the Russian invasion of his country.