G20 Virtual Summit 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: PM Modi Delivers Closing Remarks, Conveys Wishes To Brazilian President
G20 Virtual Summit 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Please follow this space for all the latest updates on the virtual summit of G20 leaders to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
ABP News Bureau Last Updated: 22 Nov 2023 10:02 PM
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G20 Virtual Summit 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Please follow this space for all the latest updates on the virtual summit of G20 leaders to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Prime Minister...More
G20 Virtual Summit 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Please follow this space for all the latest updates on the virtual summit of G20 leaders to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a virtual summit of G20 leaders on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend the summit that will be hosted by India today.The Virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit will be held from 5:30 pm onwards under the chairmanship of PM Modi. The summit will address key issues, select outcomes and action points from the New Delhi Summit in September, and review developments that have happened since then.This would be the first time Trudeau would come face to face with Prime Minister Modi, albeit virtually, after ties between India and Canada came under severe strain following Trudeau's allegations in September of a "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Nijjar on June 18 in British Columbia. However, India has rejected Trudeau's allegations as "absurd" and "motivated".While Putin's participation in the virtual meeting has also been confirmed by the Kremlin, China on Tuesday had announced that Premier Li Qiang will attend the virtual G20 Leaders' Summit at India's invitation.Significantly, the meeting comes on a day Israel's Cabinet approved a temporary ceasefire with the Hamas group that is expected to bring the first halt in fighting in the six-week war.The deal calls for a four-day ceasefire, during which Israel will halt its military offensive in Gaza while Hamas frees at least 50 of the roughly 240 hostages it and other militants are holding, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office was quoted as saying by media reports.Addressing a press conference on Tuesday ahead of the summit, India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said the deliberations will witness "excellent participation" from leaders of the grouping.Kant described the virtual summit as "rare and exceptional" which would allow Modi to interact with world leaders for a second time during India's G20 Presidency before it passes on to Brazil in December.Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Putin had skipped the G20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi on September 9 and 10."The virtual summit of the G20 being held tomorrow will also be a major gathering of world leaders since the conclusion of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly and the SDG Summit," Kant had said.Noting that several challenges have emerged since the September G20 summit, Kant had said development would be the primary focus of the virtual meeting and leaders might engage in discussions on a myriad of other issues.
'Discussions Were Fruitful': EAM S Jaishankar As Virtual G20 Summit Concludes
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar says, "Today's virtual G20 summit, which was chaired by the Prime Minister, has concluded. All 21 members of the G20, including the AU, the nine guest countries and eleven international organisations participated in the meeting. The discussions were fruitful. They were very productive. All leaders congratulated the Prime Minister on the successful steering of India's G 20 presidency."