Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to the UK for the G-7 summit in June, the government said today.

PM Modi was to be a special invitee to the G-7 summit in Cornwall on June 11-13 at UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's invitation.

"While appreciating the invitation to the Prime Minister by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to attend the G7 Summit as a Special Invitee, given the prevailing COVID situation, it has been decided that the Prime Minister will not attend the G-7 Summit in person," said a Foreign Ministry spokesperson.

This will be the first in-person summit of the grouping in two years.

The G-7 leaders are expected to discuss shared challenges including the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on global economies.

The UK Prime Minister had invited India as a guest, along with Australia and South Korea.

PM Modi had attended the G-7 summit in France in August 2019 and was invited to the 2020 summit in the US, which was cancelled because of the coronavirus.

(With input from agencies)