Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday he will attend the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., later this month after accepting an invitation from Prime Minister Mark Carney.

The invitation prompted anger from the World Sikh Organization of Canada which wrote to Carney in May asking him not to invite Modi as tensions remain high between Canada and India over accusations about Indian government agents being involved in the murder of a Canadian activists for Sikh separatism in British Columbia in 2023.

Carney extended the invitation to Modi in a phone call between the two leaders on Friday morning. The summit runs from June 15 to 17.

"As vibrant democracies bound by deep people-to-people ties, India and Canada will work together with renewed vigour, guided by mutual respect and shared

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