NEW DELHI, Jun 11 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will attend the G7 (Group of Seven) Summit virtually, tomorrow, Jun 12-13, announced the Ministry of External Affairs spokesman, Arindam Bagchi.
The G7 summit is going to be held in Britain.
“In accordance with the G7 Summit invitation, from U.K. Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, Modi will participate in outreach sessions virtually,” said the spokesman.
The Indian PM’s decision to attend the summit virtually was made, in consideration of the COVID-19 situation in India.
Last month the Indian External Affairs Ministry said, Modi will not travel to Britain to attend the G7 summit in person, in view of the prevailing pandemic situation in the country.
As per the latest figures issued by the India’s Health Ministry, its COVID-19 tally stands at 29,183,121, while 359,676 deaths have been reported from across the country.– NNN-PTI
