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  • 18 January, 2021

  • 9 Min Read

UK invites PM Narendra Modi to G7 Summit

UK invites PM Narendra Modi to G7 Summit

  • G7 are the IMF declared 7 largest economies of the World – they are USA, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, UK and Japan.

  • It represent 40% of global GDP and 10% of World population.
  • G7 Summit 2019 happened in Biarritz, France. India was a participant.
  • 2020 Summit is in USA and 2021 summit is in UK.

What is the news?

  • The United Kingdom has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the G7 summit that is scheduled to be held in June.
  • Apart from India, Australia and South Korea are also invited to participate in the proceedings of the summit as “guest countries”.
  • “U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the first in-person G7 summit in almost two years to ask leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to seize the opportunity to build back better from coronavirus, uniting to make the future fairer, greener and more prosperous,” a statement issued by the British High Commission announced on Sunday.
  • The summit will be held in Cornwall from June 11 to 13.
  • The invitation came days after Mr. Johnson cancelled his visit to India in the last week of January because of a new wave of COVID-19 in Britain. He said he will visit India “ahead” of the G7 summit.
  • Cooperation between the U.K. and India is significant this year as India is a non-permanent member at the UN Security Council, where the United Kingdom will take over the presidency in February.

Source: TH


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