The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Japan received flower tributes on Sunday from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the heads of the G7 invited nations.While the invited nations were en route to pay respects to the Hiroshima victims, Prime Minister Modi was observed having a brief talk with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The Group of Seven (G7) conference is being held in Japan, and PM Modi is there to participate. At Fumio Kishida’s invitation, the Japanese prime minister is in the East Asian nation.The G7 summit will be held in Japan, which is currently in charge of the influential alliance. PM Modi will be in Hiroshima from May 19 to May 21 for the G7 conference.
Earlier on Saturday, during a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister Modi reviewed the entirety of India-Japan relations. The two leaders also talked about the G20 and G7 key areas for improving the world under Japan’s and India’s respective presidencies.
The two presidents talked on how to coordinate the activities of their respective G-20 and G-7 Presidency. The Prime Minister emphasised the need of highlighting the issues and objectives of the Global South.The G7 Summit is an annual gathering of the heads of state of the European Union (EU), France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Canada (in that order, according to the rotation of the G7 chair).
Leaders from Australia, Brazil, Comoros, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, South Korea, and Vietnam were invited by Japan as part of their G7 Presidency.
