Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived in Italy to attend the Outreach session of the G7 Summit and hold bilateral meetings with world leaders. During his day-long visit, PM Modi will participate in the summit session on “Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Africa-Mediterranean”, which is being hosted by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and joined by Pope Francis.

“Looking forward to engaging in productive discussions with world leaders. Together, we aim to address global challenges and foster international cooperation for a brighter future,” he posted on X after landing in Italy.

Ahead of his departure, PM Modi said he was “glad” that his first visit in the third consecutive term is to Italy for the G7 Summit. 

The G7 leaders – US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel — began two days of summit talks in Puglia on Thursday.

Besides India, Italy has invited leaders from as many as 11 developing countries in Africa, South America, and the Indo-Pacific region to attend the summit.

Here are live updates on PM Modi’s visit to Italy for G7 Summit:

This unexpected meeting comes in the wake of rumors of an intra-party feud in the Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP, following a disappointing performance in the recent parliamentary elections, where the party failed to secure a single seat in the state. Following the meeting, Annamalai posted a photo on social media, acknowledging Soundararajan’s political experience.

Ajit Pawar said it is everyone’s democratic right to express their opinions and many leaders are commenting on the election result. This was his first reaction after RSS mouthpiece Organizer questioned BJP’s alliance with Ajit Pawar’s NCP and said it reduced BJP’s brand value.