Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Munich on Sunday to attend the G7 summit in Germany.
PM Modi will hold meetings with G7 and partner countries on issues ranging from environment, energy, to counter-terrorism.
Taking to Twitter, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Arindam Bagchi tweeted, "At the invitation of @Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz, PM @narendramodi arrives in Germany for the G7 Summit. Besides participating in @G7 discussions on climate, energy, food security, health, gender equality and more, PM will also hold several bilateral meetings on the sidelines.”
Meanwhile, PM Modi received a grand welcome from the Indian diaspora at the hotel in Munich where he will be staying during his trip. "Bharat Mata ki Jai" slogans reverberated at the hotel premises as people from the Indian diaspora cheered and waved their flags.
After attending the G7 Summit in Munich, PM Modi will be travelling to United Arab Emirates (UAE) while coming back to India on June 28 to pay his personal condolences on the passing away of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the former UAE President and Abu Dhabi Ruler. He will also congratulate Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his election as the new President of UAE.
This will be PM Modi's first meeting with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan since his election as the new President of the UAE and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi.
The G7 Summit invitation is in keeping with the tradition of strong and close partnership and high-level political contacts between India and Germany.
