G7 Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attended the G-7 meeting in Hiroshima, Japan. During this, US President Joe Biden also arrived. Seeing PM Modi, Biden walked up to him and hugged him. PM Modi warmly welcomed Biden. India is not a member of G-7. But on the invitation of Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida, India has reached the meeting as a guest member.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden share a hug as they meet in Hiroshima, Japan. pic.twitter.com/bbaYMo1jBL
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2023
Fumio Kishida also warmly welcomed
Earlier, PM Modi was received by his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida upon his arrival for Session 6 of the G-7 summit in Hiroshima. At the same time, on Friday, PM Modi had several rounds of meeting with Kishida to further improve the relations between India and Japan. The two leaders also discussed the focus areas of India’s G20 Presidency and Japan’s G7 Presidency towards bettering the world. The Prime Minister stressed the need to highlight the concerns and priorities of the Global South.
Japan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in Working Session 6 in Hiroshima.#G7Summit pic.twitter.com/0FYNzwEWh6
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) May 20, 2023
Will meet Zelensky today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Tokyo. This will be the first in-person meeting between the two leaders since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. Zelensky has reached Japan. The Ukrainian President is attending the summit at the invitation of Japan.
Read also: G7 Summit: PM Modi unveiled the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima, said- Japan is the land of Buddha and Bapu
