PM Modi to begin 3-nation tour from Cyprus today

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi volition question to Cyprus connected Sunday for the archetypal limb of his three-nation circuit that volition spot him participating successful the G7 Summit successful Canada and besides visiting Croatia connected his mode back.

Modi is besides expected to person respective bilateral meetings connected the margins of the acme successful Kananaskis.While the PM volition person a gathering with his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney, his different bilateral engagements are inactive being worked out, authoritative sources said. Modi volition besides travel look to look with US President Donald Trump for the archetypal clip since their gathering successful Feb.The ministry of outer affairs said successful a connection that the sojourn to Cyprus - the archetypal by an Indian PM since AB Vajpayee visited the state successful 2002 - volition reaffirm the shared committedness of the 2 countries to deepen bilateral ties and fortify India's engagement with the Mediterranean portion and the European Union.The sojourn to Cyprus is important besides arsenic it comes successful the mediate of India's tensions with Turkiye implicit the latter's enactment to Pakistan. Ankara's designation of the alleged Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus successful the bluish portion that was seized by Turkish forces successful 1974 and differences implicit state exploration rights successful the Eastern Mediterranean stay a changeless root of tensions betwixt Turkiye and Cyprus.Modi is expected to scope Canada connected June 16, a time aft the opening of the G7 Summit.

This would beryllium his sixth consecutive information successful the G7 Summit. "At the summit, the PM volition speech views with leaders of G7 countries, different invited outreach countries and heads of planetary organisations connected important planetary issues, including vigor security, exertion and innovation, peculiarly the AI-energy nexus and Quantum-related issues," said the authorities successful its announcement.For the last limb of his tour, Modi volition undertake an authoritative sojourn to Croatia connected June 18. This volition beryllium the archetypal ever sojourn by an Indian PM to Croatia, marking an important milestone successful the bilateral relationship. "The sojourn to Croatia volition besides underscore India's committedness to further strengthening its engagement with partners successful the European Union," said the government.