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Prime Minister Georgia Maloney greets PM Modi and leaders leaving to join G7.
The meeting of G7 countries has started in Italy on Thursday, June 13. Seven of the world’s richest democracies have united in Fasano, Italy. At the same time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also left to attend the summit at the invitation of Georgia Maloney.
For the first time as the Prime Minister, Modi is starting his tenure with a tour of western countries. Before leaving, he said, “I am happy that I am going to Italy on my first tour of my tenure.” In the last two terms, he went on his first foreign tour to neighboring countries under India’s Neighborhood First Policy.
In 2019, he went to Maldives on his first tour. For the first time, the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, is also going to participate in the meeting of the G7 countries. He will also meet several heads of state, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaving for G7 meeting.
Host Maloney welcoming the leaders with Namaste
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni greeted the German Chancellor.
Georgia Meloni with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Georgia Maloney welcoming Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the G7 Summit.
What is the G7 organization?
Formed in 1975, this organization is a group of the world’s richest countries. Including America, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Canada. These countries discuss important world issues at the summit every year. The last G7 summit was held in Japan.
In which China’s debt trap and growing dominance in the Indo-Pacific were discussed. India has been participating in this summit as a guest for 11 years.
Georgia Maloney and EU President Ursula Von Der listening to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Met with the leaders of 9 countries in the G7.
Maloney, French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden at the G7.
US to sign 10-year security pact with Ukraine
According to the New York Times, this time the agenda of the G7 countries is Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas war. US President Joe Biden is set to sign a 10-year security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. This agreement will play an important role in the war against Russia.
On one hand, Western countries are uniting against Russia in Italy, on the other hand, Russia’s nuclear submarines have reached the Havana Harbor of America’s neighboring country, Cuba, for maneuvers. This place is only 367 km away from Miami, USA.
Modi is visiting western countries instead of neighboring countries for the first time in his tenure.
Western countries will give a loan of 50 billion dollars to Ukraine
At the same time, most of the attention at the summit will be on Russia. Zelensky has also reached Italy for this. In the G7 summit, Western countries have announced a loan of 50 billion dollars, i.e. 41 lakh crore rupees, to Ukraine.
The loan will be repaid from $200 billion in Russian assets seized in Western countries. Britain has announced new sanctions on Russia, including on Moscow’s stock exchange. It has embargoed Russian ships.