Prime Minister Narendra Modi can be visiting Cyprus, Canada and Croatia from June 15-19, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs stated on Saturday. As per the MEA assertion, PM Modi will go to Cyprus on June 15-16, earlier than going to Canada to take part within the G-7 Summit in Kananaskis on June 16-17. He’ll then conclude the five-day go to in Croatia on June 18.
“On the invitation of the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, PM Modi pays an official go to to Cyprus June 15-16. This would be the first go to of an Indian Prime Minister to Cyprus in over twenty years. Whereas in Nicosia, the Prime Minister will maintain talks with President Christodoulides and deal with enterprise leaders in Limassol,” the MEA stated.
The go to will reaffirm the shared dedication of the 2 international locations to deepen bilateral ties and strengthen India’s engagement with the Mediterranean area and the European Union, as per MEA.
Cyprus had condemned the phobia assault in Pahalgam on April 22 and indicated that it might increase the difficulty of cross-border terrorism on the EU-level discussions. The go to can be well timed as Cyprus is ready to take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union within the first half of 2026.
In the course of the second leg of his go to, on the invitation of the Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, PM Modi will journey to Kananaskis in Canada on June 16-17 to take part within the G-7 Summit.
This could be PM Modi’s sixth consecutive participation within the G-7 Summit, the MEA acknowledged. On the Summit, PM Modi will alternate views with leaders of G-7 international locations, different invited outreach international locations and Heads of Worldwide Organisations on essential world points, “together with vitality safety, know-how and innovation, significantly the AI-energy nexus and Quantum-related points”, in accordance with MEA.
PM Modi will even maintain a number of bilateral conferences on the sidelines of the Summit, officers say, at the same time as modalities of these conferences are being labored out.
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Within the last leg of his tour, on the invitation of the Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenkovic, PM Modi will undertake an official go to on June 18. This would be the first ever go to by an Indian Prime Minister to Croatia, marking an essential milestone within the bilateral relations.
PM Modi will maintain bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Plenkovic and meet the President of Croatia, Zoran Milanovic. The go to to Croatia will even underscore India’s dedication to additional strengthening its engagement with companions within the European Union.
Within the wake of India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’, the Prime Minister had cancelled his three-nation tour to Europe, which included Croatia, Norway and Netherlands.