PM to attend G7 Summit in Canada on June 16-17, also visit Cyprus, Croatia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave here on Sunday on a four-day three-nation visit to Cyprus, Canada and Croatia, primarily to attend the 51st G-7 Summit at Kananaskis in Canada on June 16-17.

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This will be Prime Minister Modi's sixth consecutive participation in the G-7 Summit.

On the first leg of his tour, the Prime Minister will pay an official visit to Cyprus on June 15-16 at the invitation of the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides. This will be the first visit of an Indian Prime Minister to Cyprus in over two decades.

While in Nicosia, the Prime Minister will hold talks with President Christodoulides and address business leaders in Limassol. 'The visit will reaffirm the shared commitment of the two countries to deepen bilateral ties and strengthen India’s engagement with the Mediterranean region and the European Union,' the External Affairs Ministry announced here.

On the second leg of his visit, at the invitation of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Modi will travel to Kananaskis on June 16-17 to participate in the G-7 Summit.