New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Warm welcome was accorded to leaders who arrived in Delhi for the G20 Summit which begins on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing confidence that the gathering of world leaders will chart a brand new path within the human-centric and inclusive improvement.
Most leaders from member nations have already reached Delhi whereas others collaborating within the summit could be within the nationwide capital by Saturday morning.
It is the first-ever G20 Summit in India and can be held at Bharat Mandapam in nationwide capital on September 9 and 10.
The leaders who reached the nationwide capital embrace US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Argentina President Alberto Fernandez and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The leaders have been welcomed by conventional dance performances.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa additionally reached India. He had hosted the BRICS summit final month.
Other leaders who arrived within the nationwide capital embrace Chinese Premiere Li Qiang, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Oman Deputy Prime Minister Asaad bin Tariq bin Taimur, Russian overseas Minister Sergey Lavrov, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Egypt President El-Sisi, UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
African Union Chairperson Azali Assoumani, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Argentina President Alberto Angel Fernandez, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretary-General, Mathias Cormann, World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen additionally reached Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who made a collection of posts on X, stated that India is delighted to host the 18th G20 Summit at New Delhi’s iconic Bharat Mandapam.
“This is the first ever G20 Summit being hosted by India. I look forward to productive discussions with world leaders over the next two days. It is my firm belief that the New Delhi G20 Summit will chart a new path in the human-centric and inclusive development,” the Prime Minister stated.
“Rooted in our cultural ethos, India’s G20 Presidency theme, ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – One Earth, One Family, One Future’ deeply resonates with our worldview, that the whole world is one family. India’s G20 Presidency has been inclusive, ambitious, decisive, and action-oriented. We activelyvoiced the developmental concerns of the Global South,” he added.
The Prime Minister stated India additionally locations nice emphasis on a human-centric means of furthering progress.
“It is important to emulate Gandhi Ji’s mission of serving the underprivileged, the very last person in the queue.”The Prime Minister stated through the G20 Summit, he’ll chair periods on’One Earth’, ‘One Family’ and ‘One Future’, masking a variety of problems with prime concern to the world neighborhood.
“These include furthering strong, sustainable, inclusive and balanced growth. We seek to accelerate progress of SDGs, Green Development Pact for a Sustainable Future and strengthen Multilateral Institutions for the 21st Century. We attach immense priority to futuristic sectors such as technological transformation and digital public infrastructure. We will also collectively work to further gender equality, women empowerment and ensure world peace.”The Prime Minister stated he can even be holding bilateral conferences with a number of leaders and Heads of Delegation to additional deepen the bonds of friendship and cooperation.
“I am confident that our guests will enjoy the warmth of the Indian hospitality. Rashtrapati Ji will be hosting a dinner on September 9. On the 10th, the leaders will pay homage to Gandhiji at Rajghat. At the Closing Ceremony, on the same day, G20 Leaders will share their collective vision for a sustainable and equitable ‘One Future’, together like ‘One Family’, for a healthier ‘One Earth’,” he stated.
PM Modi held bilateral conferences with the US President, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and his Mauritius counterpart Pravind Jugnauth on Friday.
(ANI)