G7 Summit highlights: PM Modi concludes G7 trip; India, Canada agree to reinstate high commissioners

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has concluded his visit to Canada after participating in the G7 Summit, where he engaged in discussions on global issues such as energy security, technology, and innovation.

“PM @narendramodi concludes a very productive visit to Canada! Held fruitful dialogue on key issues in the global context on Energy Security, Technology and Innovation at the @G7 Summit. Met with several leaders & discussed bilateral ties,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X.

PM Modi will now head to Croatia, where he will be taking part in high level engagements.

PM @narendramodi concludes a very productive visit to Canada!

Held fruitful dialogue on key issues in the global context on Energy Security, Technology and Innovation at the @G7 Summit. Met with several leaders & discussed bilateral ties.

Next stop 📍Croatia pic.twitter.com/X64TmjlUae

— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) June 18, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a “fruitful meeting” with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit.

According to the Prime Minister’s Office, both leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation in several key areas, including trade, energy, space, critical minerals, and fertilisers.

Strengthening India-Canada ties!

PM @narendramodi had a fruitful meeting with PM @MarkJCarney of Canada on the sidelines of the G7 Summit. They agreed to deepen cooperation in key areas such as trade, energy, space, critical minerals, fertilisers and more. pic.twitter.com/jIOY09UEGn

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 17, 2025

At the G7 Summit in Canada, Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Outreach Session on energy security, where he stressed the importance of ensuring energy access for all through sustainable and green solutions.

In his address, Modi highlighted India’s key global initiatives — the International Solar Alliance (ISA), Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), and the Global Biofuels Alliance — aimed at promoting clean energy and climate resilience.

“Calling for attention to the concerns and priorities of the Global South, he noted that India took it as its responsibility to bring the voice of the Global South to the world stage,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a post on X.

PM @narendramodi participated in the Outreach Session on Energy Security at the 51st #G7Summit in Kananaskis, Canada.

In his address, PM highlighted the need to ensure energy security for all through a sustainable & green pathway and elaborated upon 🇮🇳’s global initiatives such… pic.twitter.com/t73x0Qvpj5

— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) June 18, 2025

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi characterized his recent meetings with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as ‘outstanding conversations with two dear friends.’

In a post on X, PM Modi emphasized their shared, unwavering commitment to addressing issues vital to the Global South and their determination to build a better future for coming generations.”

Outstanding conversations with two dear friends, President Ramaphosa of South Africa and President Lula of Brazil.

We are unwavering in our commitment to speaking about issues that matter to the Global South. We are equally determined to do whatever it takes to build a better… https://t.co/0ebf5FkPuy

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 17, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada.

#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the 51st G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada.

#PMModiAtG7

(Source: ANI/DD) pic.twitter.com/Z6dYAvORPJ

— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described India-Canada relations as “extremely important” following his meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit.

The two leaders held discussions aimed at improving bilateral ties amid ongoing efforts to restore diplomatic engagement.

#WATCH | Kananaskis: During his meeting with Canadian counterpart Mark Carney, PM Narendra Modi says, "I am very grateful to you for inviting India to G7 and I am also fortunate that I have got this opportunity to visit Canada once again after 2015 and connect with the people of… pic.twitter.com/hOsEAULoG8

— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada.

Describing the interaction as a “delight,” PM Modi said the two countries will continue to work together for the betterment of the planet.

“India and France will keep working closely for the betterment of our planet,” he wrote on X.

It’s always a delight to interact with my friend, President Emmanuel Macron and exchange perspectives on a wide range of issues. India and France will keep working closely for the betterment of our planet.@EmmanuelMacron pic.twitter.com/9f1GrUlV7d

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 17, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the 51st G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada.

During the meeting, PM Modi expressed optimism about the deepening ties between the two nations and said the India-Italy partnership will continue to strengthen for mutual benefit.

Fully agree with you, PM Giorgia Meloni. India’s friendship with Italy will continue to get stronger, greatly benefitting our people!@GiorgiaMeloni https://t.co/LaYIIZn8Ry

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 17, 2025

India and Canada have agreed to designate new high commissioners in a step toward restoring normal diplomatic services for citizens and businesses.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the G7 Leaders’ Summit on Tuesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that recent comments by U.S. President Trump referring to Canada as the “51st state” were not discussed during G7 meetings. However, he noted that such remarks are concerning given their tone toward allies in the G7 and NATO.

“Canada is a great and sovereign nation and it will remain so. It is a friend of France and we are pleased about that,” he added.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed leaders from non-G7 countries invited to the summit, including representatives from India, Brazil, South Korea, South Africa, Mexico, Australia, as well as officials from the World Bank and the United Nations.

Earlier in the day, Carney and the remaining five G7 leaders held a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 51st G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada

(Source: ANI/DD)#PMModiAtG7 pic.twitter.com/8YMRvc8b7j

— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo on the sidelines of the G7 Summit here.

Prime Minister Modi, who is here to attend the G7 Summit, held a pull-aside with Lee Jae-myung, officials said.

He also met with the Mexican president on the sidelines of the summit and shared perspectives on key global and regional issues, including priorities of the Global South.

This was the first meeting between the two leaders.

“Boosting India-Mexico warm & historical ties. PM @narendramodi met President Dr @Claudiashein of Mexico, on the sidelines of 51st G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on X.

“Both sides discussed avenues to further deepen India-Mexico cooperation in trade, pharmaceuticals, S&T, digital innovation and shared perspectives on key global & regional issues, including priorities of the Global South,” he added.

Earlier, Modi had said he would be discussing important global issues and emphasise the priorities of the Global South as he meets world leaders at the G7 Summit.

This is Modi’s first visit to Canada in a decade.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon his arrival at the G7 Summit venue in Kananaskis, Alberta.

Canada | Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a pull-aside meeting with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta

PM Modi also held a pull-aside meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung.

— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2025

Canadian PM Mark Carney receives Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrives at the venue of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta

(Source: ANI/DD) #PMModiAtG7 pic.twitter.com/RsDMLfTEmo

— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2025

#WATCH | Canadian PM Mark Carney receives Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrives at the venue of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta

(Source: ANI/DD)#PMModiAtG7 pic.twitter.com/RziMfFvAcT

— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2025

The final day of the G7 Summit saw the arrival of leaders from non-member nations including Ukraine, India, and Mexico for a series of bilateral meetings.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged additional military aid to Ukraine ahead of his meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump left the summit early to return to Washington amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran. Before his departure, Trump and Carney agreed to work toward a new trade deal within 30 days.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Calgary on Tuesday to attend the G-7 Outreach Summit, where he stated that India would highlight the concerns and priorities of the Global South. During the summit, he is expected to hold four bilateral meetings with the leaders of Germany, Canada, Ukraine, and Italy.

“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,” Modi said in a statement ahead of the meetings.

Although India is not a member of the G-7, it has consistently participated in Outreach Summits since 2003. This year’s summit is being hosted by Canada.

This visit marks Prime Minister Modi’s first significant multilateral engagement since beginning his third term in office earlier this month.

Group of Seven powers, holding talks Tuesday at a summit that Donald Trump left early, promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fresh support as Russia stepped up attacks on its neighbor.

The US president, who has had a volatile relationship with Zelenskyy and had been due to meet him, flew out of the summit in the Canadian Rockies late Monday to return to Washington to focus on the Israel-Iran conflict.

Leaders of the Group of Seven countries meeting in Canada signed a joint statement calling for de-escalation of fighting between Israel and Iran while reaffirming that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear bomb.

The statement 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.

“We also affirm the importance of the protection of civilians. Iran is the principal source of regional instability and terror. We have been consistently clear that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.

“We urge that the resolution of the Iranian crisis leads to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza. We will remain vigilant to the implications for international energy markets and stand ready to coordinate, including with like-minded partners, to safeguard market stability.”

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday expressed strong support for Israel in its military campaign against Iran as he spoke with German media on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada.

“This is the dirty work Israel is doing for all of us,” Merz said in an interview with the ZDF broadcaster.

“We are also victims of this regime. This mullah regime has brought death and destruction to the world,” he said.

In a separate interview with Welt TV, Merz also suggested Israel’s attacks on Iran could lead to the demise of the Islamic republic’s leadership.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, from left, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, President Donald Trump, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and in foreground left, European Council President Antonio Costa and foreground right, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, participate in a session of the G7 Summit, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

#G7 leaders stand united in front of the Canadian Rockies, a prominent landmark in the Kananaskis region and the perfect backdrop for this hallmark moment. View the full photo gallery: https://t.co/YVbgjGq7KP #G7Kananaskis2025 pic.twitter.com/hqTUf8dWGP

— G7 (@G7) June 17, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that a major Russian attack on Kyiv showed the need for increased support from his country’s allies.

“Our families had a very difficult night. One of the biggest attacks from the very beginning of the war,” Zelenskyy said as he met Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at a Group of Seven summit in Alberta. “It’s a big tragedy for us and we need support from our allies.”

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday announced Can$2 billion ($1.47bn) of military support including drones and helicopters for Ukraine as he hosted President Volodymyr Zelensky at a G7 summit.

Carney vowed “total solidarity with Ukraine” as he also unveiled further sanctions on Russia in an effort to impose “maximum pressure” on President Vladimir Putin over the war.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday said Israel’s attacks on Iran could lead to the demise of the Islamic republic’s leadership.

“I assume that the attacks of the last few days have already weakened the mullah regime considerably and that it is unlikely to return to its former strength, making the future of the country uncertain,” Merz said in an interview with Germany’s Welt TV at the G7 summit in Canada.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has decided to stay at the G7 summit in Canada despite her meeting with Trump being canceled.

Mexico’s Foreign Relations office said on X that Sheinbaum will have “an important” conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

The post said Sheinbaum will also meet with the leaders from Germany, India and the European Union.

The Foreign Relations Office added that Mexico hopes the situation in Middle East “doesn’t worsen.”

The meeting with Trump would have been her first face-to-face discussion since Sheinbaum took power last year.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to hold separate bilateral meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today during the final day of the G7 summit in Alberta.

U.S. President Donald Trump departed the summit early on Monday, citing rising tensions in the Middle East, and will miss today’s discussions, which were expected to focus on foreign policy.

Zelenskyy is scheduled to participate in a G7 leaders’ breakfast session on ending Russia’s invasion, while Modi is expected to meet Carney later in the day after attending talks on energy sovereignty with leaders from Brazil, South Africa, and Mexico.

Britain’s auto sector on Tuesday welcomed news that the United States and UK have agreed to implement key parts of their tariff-cutting trade deal, as levies on steel remain.

US President Donald Trump signed off on the first truce in his trade offensive on Monday, on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada.

The agreement will slash tariffs on British carmakers by the end of June and remove them completely on British aerospace imports.

Britain in return has agreed to open its markets to US beef, other farm goods and ethanol.

Canadian lawyer and MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena in British Columbia, Dallas Brodie, has welcomed PM Narendra Modi’s G7 Summit invite, calling it a chance to improve Canada-India ties.

She highlighted India’s value as a democratic nation with a vast, educated, and motivated population, adding, “Canada could do nothing but benefit from a positive relationship with India.”

Further, the Canadian MLA has expressed optimism about ties between the two countries.

In an interview with ANI, Brodie expressed hope for “positive” talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney.

Iran accused the Group of Seven nations on Tuesday of siding with Israel in its call for “de-escalation” in their intensifying conflict, now in its fifth day.

“The G7 must give up its one-sided rhetoric and tackle the real source of the escalation — Israel’s aggression,” foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said.

At a G7 summit in Canada on Monday, leaders including US President Donald Trump had called for “de-escalation” of the conflict while stressing Israel had the right to defend itself.

Britain on Tuesday announced further sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, in what Prime Minister Keir Starmer will describe as part of a coordinated move by the Group of Seven (G7) countries.

A notice posted on the government website said Britain’s latest sanctions targeted four individuals, six entities and 20 ships, including oil tankers, marine-related companies, and suppliers of goods to Russia – particularly electronics.

Starmer is expected to set out details of the sanctions later on Tuesday from a G7 summit in Canada.

He will say he wants “to work with all of our G7 partners to squeeze Russia’s energy revenues and reduce the funds they are able to pour into their illegal war,” according to advance excerpts of his remarks released by his office.

Britain has already sanctioned over 2,300 individuals, entities and ships as part of sanctions against Russia since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

“We should take this moment to increase economic pressure and show President (Vladimir) Putin it is in his – and Russia’s interests – to demonstrate he is serious about peace,” Starmer is expected to say.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump was right to assert that it had been a big mistake to expel Russia from the Group of Eight in 2014, but that the G7 was no longer significant for Russia and looked “rather useless” now.

Trump said at a Group of Seven summit in Canada on Monday that the G8 had been wrong to kick out Russia in 2014 after it annexed Crimea from Ukraine.

“This was a big mistake,” Trump said, adding he believed Russia would not have invaded Ukraine in 2022 had President Vladimir Putin not been ejected from the leaders’ club. He said Putin “basically doesn’t even speak to the people that threw him out, and I agree with him”.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: “We agree with President Trump: it was a big mistake then to exclude Russia from the G8 format.”

He said the G7 had “lost practical significance” for Russia, given the state of world affairs.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to urge the G7 leaders to provide more backing for the war against Russia. He is due to meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the morning before attending a G7 working breakfast on “A strong and sovereign Ukraine”, accompanied by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

His plan must be viewed in the context that Trump, who had spoken of bringing Russia back into the grouping, has left the G7 Summit early for reasons not yet made public.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Tuesday bashed the G7 Leaders’ statement, saying they had “revealingly disregarded Israel’s blatant aggression against Iran, and the unlawful attacks on our peaceful nuclear infrastructure as well as indiscriminate targeting of residential areas and killing of our citizens.”

In a post on X, he wrote, “Israel has launched an unprovoked war of aggression against Iran and attacked Iran’s nuclear sites in violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and in defiance of prohibition of use/threat of force against peaceful nuclear facilities.

Hunderds of innocent people have been killed, our public and state facilities and people’s homes are brutally demolished and hospitals & health centers are targetted.

Iran is defending itself against a cruel aggression. Does Iran really have any other choice?

The UNSC and its Member States must not defeat the very purpose of the United Nations. The UNSC members should, shall and must ACT NOW in furtherance of the Council’s primary responsibility and stop the aggressor from committing more atrocities.

The path to regional stability requires an immediate end to Israel’s aggression and accountability for its violations of international law.

The G7 must abandon its one-sided rhetoric and address the real source of escalation: Israel’s AGGRESSION.”