G20 Summit highlights: PM Modi thanks President Macron for France's continued support to India's presidency of G20India handed over the G20 Presidency to Brazil, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi handing over the gavel of presidency to Brazilian President Lula and proposing a virtual session in November. Russian FM Lavrov praised the "active role of the Indian presidency for consolidating G20 countries from the Global South for the first time". World leaders observed a minute's silence, and laid a wreath at Delhi's Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi. Biden hailed the gathering, saying, "This year’s Summit proved that the G20 can still drive solutions to our most pressing issues". Here are the highlights from G20 summit on Sunday.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President of France Emmanuel Macron during the G20 Summit 2023 at the Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023.
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India, US join Gulf and European nations to launch connectivity project to counter China's BRI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed respect for the sovereignty of all nations as he joined United States President Joe Biden and other leaders to announce a sea-land connectivity project linking India with the Middle East and Europe in an apparent move to counter the controversial Belt and Road Initiative of China.
Modi and Sunak discuss progress of India-UK FTA negotiations, hope to iron out differences at the earliest
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak on Saturday reviewed the progress of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations and expressed hope that the remaining issues could be ironed out at the earliest so that a 'balanced, mutually beneficial and forward-looking' trade deal is concluded soon.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that with 112 outcomes, India's G20 Presidency has successfully harmonised developmental aspirations for a sustainable future.
Ukraine says G20 summit declaration 'nothing to be proud of'
The Ukrainian foreign ministry said on Saturday the G20's joint declaration was "nothing to be proud of" and criticised it for not mentioning Russia.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko posted a screenshot of the relevant section of the joint declaration, with several pieces of the text crossed out in red and corrected with wording which reflects Ukraine's position that it is a victim of unprovoked Russian aggression.
"It is clear that the participation of the Ukrainian side (in the G20 meeting) would have allowed the participants to better understand the situation," he wrote on Facebook.
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World leaders, delegates arrive at Delhi's Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi
'Bali was Bali and New Delhi is New Delhi,' says EAM Jaishankar on reference to Ukraine in G20 declaration
'The situation was different. Many things have happened since then. And in fact If you see in the geo-political segment of the leaders declaration, there are, in total, eight paragraphs, seven of which actually focus on the Ukraine issue,' Jaishankar said.
President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at Rajghat
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida arrives at Delhi's Rajghat
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at Rajghat
Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni arrives at Rajghat
President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives at Rajghat
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives at Rajghat
Premier of the People's Republic of China Li Qiang arrives at Rajghat
United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives at Rajghat
Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrives at Rajghat
US President Joe Biden arrives at Delhi's Rajghat
World leaders observe a minute's silence, lay wreath at Delhi's Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi
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'Gandhiji’s timeless ideals guide our collective vision for a harmonious, inclusive and prosperous global future,' says PM after G20 homage
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India hands over G20 Presidency to Brazil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi handing over the gavel of presidency to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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'I was very touched and emotional when we paid homage to Gandhiji today,' says Brazil's Lula
'As soon as we start talking about Ukraine, West is unable to maintain an intelligent discussion,' says Russian FM Lavrov
Russian FM Lavrov praises 'active role of Indian presidency' for 'consolidating G20 countries from the Global South for the first time'
Macron says he does not think G20 Declaration is a diplomatic victory for Russia. "G20 was not the place where diplomatic progress could be made on Ukraine," he said.
Turkish President Erdogan said they have discussed the issue of Black Sea grain deal in "great detail". "Any initiative that isolates Russia is bound to fail," he added.
Erdogan says it would have been the "right thing" for Chinese President Xi to be at the G20.
PM Narendra Modi thanked President Emmanuel Macron for France's continued support to India's presidency of G20: Joint statement. (PTI)
PM Modi and President Macron emphasised on need to expand Indo-French collaboration to address regional and global challenges: Joint statement.