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Jun 18, 2025 01:16 AM IST Among PM Modi’s first engagements was a pull-aside assembly with the President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum, additionally an invitee for the outreach session Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney on the outreach session of the G7 leaders’ summit within the resort of Kananaskis on Tuesday as New Delhi and Ottawa sought to reset bilateral ties after a protracted diplomatic spat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a heat welcome on his arrival to attend the 51st G7 Summit, in Calgary on Tuesday. (ANI) Modi was formally greeted by his host who had invited him to the worldwide occasion, and so they shook fingers, exchanged pleasantries and smiled for the cameras, and the 2 had been to hold on their conversations at a bilateral assembly later within the day. Among his first engagements was a pull-aside assembly with the President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum, additionally an invitee for the outreach session. He additionally had an analogous assembly with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung. A packed day of engagements for the Indian PM, who solely arrived in Calgary on Monday night, additionally included bilateral conferences with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, their first for the reason that latter assumed the publish, in addition to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, individuals acquainted with the matter mentioned. Modi’s assembly with Carney on the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge was the final on the Indian prime minister’s schedule in Calgary earlier than a departure to Croatia. One potential assembly that didn’t happen was with US President Donald Trump, who skipped the final day of the summit and returned to Washington on Monday evening due developments within the battle between Israel and Iran which have overshadowed the G7 gathering. “Will be meeting various leaders at the Summit and sharing my thoughts on important global issues. Will also be emphasising the priorities of the Global South,” the prime minister mentioned on X after his arrival in Calgary on Monday night He acquired a ceremonial welcome on the airport and was acquired by, amongst others, India’s Acting High Commissioner to Ottawa, Chinmoy Naik. This was Modi’s sixth consecutive participation on the G7 summit for the reason that summit in 2019 held at Biarritz in France. The invitation to the Indian prime minister was seen as a mirrored image of India’s rising financial heft and the notion amongst G7 member states that New Delhi should be a part of efforts to seek out options to financial and safety points. India-Canada ties quickly deteriorated after then Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau alleged in September 2023 that Indian authorities brokers had been concerned within the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India dismissed the costs as “absurd” and accused the Trudeau authorities of giving area to extremist and radical components. Over the previous two years, the 2 sides expelled one another’s diplomats and downgraded diplomatic ties. However, since late final yr, the highest management of each international locations have resumed contact since Carney received the final election. Earlier, the G7 leaders signed a joint assertion calling for de-escalation of combating between Israel and Iran whereas reaffirming that Iran can’t be allowed to have a nuclear bomb. The assertion reads: “We, the leaders of the G7, reiterate our commitment to peace and stability in the Middle East. In this context, we affirm that Israel has a right to defend itself. We reiterate our support for the security of Israel.” Trump left the assembly in Canada early to take care of the Israel-Iran battle, however performed down the probabilities of a ceasefire. On Tuesday morning, he returned to Washington and criticized French President Emmanuel Macron for saying the transfer was probably an indication he was engaged on a truce.
