New Delhi, June 6 (The Hindu)- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (June 6, 2025) said he will attend the G7 meeting scheduled to be happening in Canada.
In a post on X, Mr. Modi said he is glad to have received a call from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and that he is looking forward to meeting him.
“Glad to receive a call from Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada. Look forward to our meeting at the Summit,” he said.
India and Canada will work together with renewed vigour, guided by mutual respect and shared interests, the PM added.
“As vibrant democracies bound by deep people-to-people ties, India and Canada will work together with renewed vigour, guided by mutual respect and shared interests,” he said in the post.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit later this month in Alberta, a report frpm Ottawa said. It will be his first visit to Canada since the RCMP accused his government of acts of murder, extortion and coercion.
According to a readout from the Prime Minister’s Office, the two leaders spoke Friday morning and Carney extended an invitation to the gathering in Kananaskis in just over a week.
“Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.
The two leaders discussed the longstanding relationship between Canada and India, including deep people-to-people ties and significant commercial links. Importantly, there was agreement to continued law enforcement dialogue and discussions addressing security concerns.
Prime Minister Carney extended an invitation to Prime Minister Modi to attend Canada’s 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta.
Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Modi agreed to remain in contact and looked forward to meeting at the G7 Leaders’ Summit later this month.”
Mr. Modi also said he congratulated Mr. Carney on his win in the recently held elections in Canada.
Ahead of the G7 where Mr. Modi is expected to meet U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy is expected to visit Delhi June 7-8. Both sides are expected to sign the FTA agreement finalised last month.
This meeting is important as it comes in the backdrop of he India-Canada relations hitting rock bottom following the then Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations in 2023 of a potential Indian link to the killing of pro-Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Recently, Congress had claimed that India not being invited to the G7 meeting in Canada is “yet another big diplomatic bungle” after the blunder of allowing the U.S. to “mediate” between India and Pakistan.
G7 constitutes leaders of the Group of Seven, the U.S., Canada, Germany, France, Japan, the U.K. and Italy.
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