Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit on Wednesday (November 22) before the conclusion of India’s G20 presidency, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday.
India’s G20 Presidency is scheduled to be completed on November 30.
During the closing session of the G20 Summit earlier in September, PM Modi had announced holding a virtual summit to take forward key, select outcomes and action points from the summit along with reviewing developments since then.
Leaders of all G20 members including the chair of the African Union, as well as nine guest countries, and heads of 11 international organizations, have been invited by the ministry.
The deliberations of the 2nd Voice of Global South Summit, held on November 17 will also feed into the discussions at the leaders summit, read a statement by the ministry.
India’s last summit as the chair country is also expected to push for effective implementation of various G20 decisions, including through relevant national and international platforms. People familiar with the preparations of the virtual summit said the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas conflict are set to figure at the deliberations.
In the last few years, India has been positioning itself as a leading voice, flagging concerns, challenges and aspirations of the Global South or the developing nations, especially the African continent.
“It may be recalled that the New Delhi G20 Summit witnessed the unanimous adoption of the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration. The virtual summit will take forward key, select outcomes/action points from the New Delhi summit as well as review developments since then,” the MEA said.
Under India’s G20 presidency, the grouping managed to make significant forward movement in areas of digital public infrastructure, climate finance, clean energy and ensuring sustainable development.
The G20 Troika during the Brazilian G20 Presidency in 2024 will comprise India, Brazil, and South Africa.
PM MODI AT VOICE OF GLOBOAL SOUTH SUMMIT
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday led the inaugural session of the second ‘Voice of Global South Summit’. The second edition of the summit is being hosted by India in a virtual format, which is focused on challenges posed by various global developments and ways to ensure a more inclusive world order.
Addressing the session, PM Modi noted that though geographically, the Global South has always existed, it is getting a voice for the first time and this is because of the joint efforts.
“We are more than 100 countries but our priorities are similar. Last year, during the G20 Summit, our attempt was to focus on the development, of the people, by the people, and for the people,” he said.
The virtual summit has been structured into 10 sessions that would cover various key areas, such as trade, energy, and climate finance.
(with PTI inputs)
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