New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi shook arms with the Presidents of Egypt, Argentina and Nigeria at Pragati Maidan for the G20 Summit.
President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Argentia Alberto Fernandez and President of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu have arrived on the Bharat Mandapam.
Ahead of the start of the summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Bharat Mandapam in Pragati Maidan, the venue of the G20 Summit within the nationwide capital.
He was welcomed by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
India is internet hosting the G20 Summit, scheduled for at present and tomorrow, beneath its Presidency amid divisions within the grouping over the Russia-Ukraine warfare.
World leaders together with US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Japan PM Fumio Kishida, Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres are amongst leaders who arrived within the nationwide capital yesterday.
The summit is being attended by greater than 30 heads of state and high officers from the European Union and invited visitor international locations and 14 heads of worldwide organisations.
The Summit would start with the arrival of the world leaders on the venue (Bharat Mandapam) from 9.30 am onwards.
At round 10.30 the primary session of the G20 Summit: ‘One Earth’ will happen. One Earth might be one of many major matters of debate throughout the session on the G20 leaders’ summit. This session will concentrate on accelerating local weather motion via elevated mitigation and strengthening the agenda of world web zero emission as quickly as attainable.
The theme of this yr’s G20 Summit, which is going down beneath India’s presidency is “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth One Family One Future” – is drawn from the traditional Sanskrit textual content of the Maha Upanishad. Essentially, the theme affirms the worth of all life – human, animal, plant, and microorganisms – and their interconnectedness on the planet Earth and within the wider universe.
This is the primary time that the G20 Summit is being hosted by India. Extensive preparations have been made to painting India’s traditions and strengths.
The international locations participating within the G20 Summit embody Nigeria, Argentina, Italy, the AU (represented by Comros), and South Africa. Bangladesh, the United Kingdom, Japan Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Egypt, Australia, the United States, Canada, China, UAE, Brazil, Indonesia, Turkey Spain, Germany, France, Mauritius, the European Unionand Singapore.
A heat welcome was accorded to leaders who arrived in Delhi for the G20 Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing confidence that the gathering of world leaders will chart a brand new path in human-centric and inclusive improvement. (ANI)