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The G20 Summit which began on Friday July 7, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany, saw intense activity as world leaders met to discuss issues like terrorism, climate change, economy and others. Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his agenda by meeting the BRICS leaders. BRICS is an association of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. 

Fighting terrorism, climate change and global trade are expected to be the key areas of discussion at the two-day Summit, whose theme is 'Shaping an Inter-connected World'. 

PM Modi welcomed the action plan of the G20 on Counter Terrorism and presented India's 11 point action agenda for the same. 

PM Modi reached Germany after finishing his two-day state visit to Israel where India signed seven agreements with the country on various issues including agriculture and defence. 

PM Modi will participate in the leaders' retreat and the sessions on Global Growth and Trade and on Sustainable Development, Climate and Energy. 

Modi is to hold meetings with leaders of countries like Canada, Japan, and the UK on the sidelines of the Summit.

"The prime minister is visiting Hamburg from July 6-8 for the G-20 Summit. His pre-planned bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Summit are with Argentina, Canada, Italy, Japan, Mexico, ROK (Republic of Korea), the UK and Vietnam," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said on Thursday. 

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