News desk: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invited his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina to join the special outreach session of the upcoming G7 Summit.
Canadian High Commission in Dhaka on Sunday issued a statement saying Canada will welcome several world leaders, including Bangladesh Prime Minister, to the G7 Summit scheduled to be held on June 9.
Heads of other international organisations have also been invited to the session that will focus on healthy oceans and resilient coastal communities.
The other invited guests are–President of Argentina and Chair of the G20 Mauricio Macri, President of Haiti and Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Jovenel Moise, Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness, President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine, Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg, President of Rwanda and Chair of the African Union Paul Kagame, President of Senegal Macky Sall, President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Jose Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank Kristalina Georgieva to join the outreach session.
Quoting Trudeau, the statement further said: “Our oceans and coasts are under considerable threat – from increases in plastic pollution, more frequent and severe weather events, and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Resilient coastal communities and healthy oceans are vital to growing economies that work for everyone and that is why we are committed to working with others to protect the world’s oceans.”
He also tweeted: “Next week, we’ll welcome @g7 leaders to Charlevoix to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges together. We’ve also invited reps from the @UN, @IMFNews, @OECD, @WorldBank & other leaders from around the world to work on growing our economies and protecting our oceans.”
These leaders and heads of international organisations will also attend a dinner hosted by Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, at the Citadelle of Quebec.
Canada holds the G7 presidency for 2018.
