G20 Summit in Delhi: Here's a list of world leaders who have arrived and who are expected
World leaders arriving in Delhi
G20 Summit in Delhi: The Indiancapital Delhi is all decked up to welcome foreign delegates for the G20 Summit. The global event will be held on September 9-10 at the newly-inaugurated Bharat Mandapam, formerly Pragati Maidan, chaired by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India assumed the G20 presidency on 1 December 2022 and has since organised almost 200 meetings across 60 cities. It will pass on the presidency to Brazil on 1 December 2023.
Leaders from the G20 major economies will be gathering in India to tackle several geopolitical issues and climate change. The list of leaders includes US President Joe Biden, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida, UK PM Rishi Sunak, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and heads of world organisations like the World Bank and IMF.
Here's a list of world leaders who have already arrived in India:
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the first foreign delegate to arrive in Delhi for the G20 Summit. He was welcomed by Minister of State Health SP Singh Baghel on Thursday (Sept 7).
Next, the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dr Ngozi Okonjo-lweala arrived in Delhi on Thursday night to participate in the G20 Summit.
Other leaders who have arrived in the country for G20 include the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Goergieva; President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen; Prime Minster of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, European Council President Charles Michel.
The BangladeshPrime Minister Hasina Sheikh landed in Delhi at 12:30 pmon Friday.
The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunakarrived in Delhi with his wife Akshata Narayana Murty Friday afternoon.He was received by MoS for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey.
Leaders who are yet to arrive:
According to the White House, US President Joe Biden will arrive in Delhi on Friday evening (Sept 08). He will be following all COVID-19 guidelines of theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during his visit to India.
The Canadian PM Justin Trudeau will also be arriving on Friday evening. He will be received by MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will be missing the G20 Summit, however, Chinese Premier Li Qiang is expected to land around 7:45 pm on Friday.
World Leaders who are arriving on Saturday
A few world leaders includingUAE President HH Shaikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Australian PM Anthony Albanese will arrive on Saturday.
(With inputs from agencies)
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