New Delhi/Hiroshima/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday began the day by joining other leaders of the G7 Summit to visit the Peace Memorial Museum and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

He paid tribute to the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing.

The PM saw the exhibits at the museum and signed the visitor’s book.

In a tweet, PM Modi said: “Went to the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park this morning.”

The MEA spokesperson in a tweet said: “A tribute to the memory of Hiroshima victims. PM @narendramodi begins his day by visiting the Peace Memorial Museum, where he observed the documented exhibits and signed the visitor’s book.”

“The leaders also paid their respects at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.”

PM Modi along with the other leaders who attended the G7 also paid floral tributes at the Cenotaph for the victims of the Atomic Bomb.