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G20 Summit: World leaders arrive at Rajghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi

New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): World leaders on Sunday visited Rajghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the second day of the G20 Summit being hosted underneath India’s Presidency.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi obtained world leaders as they arrived to take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed world leaders with a present of khadi as they arrived at Rajghat one after the other. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi.

Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte additionally arrived at Delhi’s Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi and lay a wreath. The two leaders greeted one another and posed for the cameras. Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth arrived at Delhi’s Rajghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.

Oman Deputy Prime Minister Asaad bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said arrived at Rajghat. PM Modi welcomed him with a present of khadi. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong too visted Rajghat.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Raghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Asian Development Bank Masatsugu Asakawa, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Bank Chief Ajay Banga, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and different delegates arrived at Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi and lay a wreath.

After paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat, leaders and Heads of delegations will then transfer to Bharat Mandapam. A tree plantation ceremony can be held at Bharat Mandapam. The leaders will then take part within the third session ‘One Future’ of the G20 summit.

Earlier on Saturday, world leaders attended a G20 particular dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu at Rajghat. They have been greeted by President Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

To grace the particular dinner with their presence, US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his spouse Akshata Murty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina arrived on the venue.

The leaders of Indonesia, Egypt, Australia, and different nations additionally got here for the particular dinner. President of the European Council Charles Michel alongside along with his spouse Amelie Derbaudrenghien Michel, World Bank president Ajay Banga, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and Managing Director of IMF Kristalina Georgieva additionally reached Bharat Manadapam for the G20 dinner hosted by President Murmu.

For the big day, all friends have been dressed to the nines. Many opted to embrace Indian trend in particular methods. From Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s spouse Yuko Kishida to IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and a number of other high international dignitaries donned conventional Indian ensembles on the G20 Dinner hosted by President Murmu on Saturday night time.

Kishida’s spouse Yuko Kishida wore a gorgeous inexperienced saree. She complemented her outfit with a pink shirt. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spouse Tshepo Motsepe donned an Indo-western outfit. She tied her hair in a bun and accessorised it with a gajra.

Furthermore, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina exuded ethnic appeal in a saree teamed with a pearl necklace. Moreover, IMF chief Georgieva arrived at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi for the G20 Dinner in a purple ethnic go well with that she paired with a golden dupatta. (ANI)

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