PM Modi hands over G20 presidency to Brazil as summit draws to close
PM Modi welcomes global leaders at Bharat Mandapam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday welcomed world leaders at Bharat Mandapam where the G20 summit will begin shortly. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director and Chairman Kristalina Georgieva and World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala were among the first to arrive.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also arrived at the newly built venue at Pragati Maidan. Modi welcomed the world leaders against the backdrop of the replica of the Konark Wheel, a 13th-century artefact symbolizing time, progress and continuous change.
G20: What is on morning agenda?
10 am: PM Modi, leaders and heads of delegations land at Bharat Mandapam. Called 'One Earth', the first session is scheduled at Bharat Mandapam, the summit venue.
German Chancellor, Brazilian President arrive
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived on Saturday morning to attend the two-day G20 summit.
All the leaders were given a traditional welcome at the airport and they were scheduled to gather at Bharat Mandapam, the summit venue, later in the day.
Welcoming the Brazilian president to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled that he met him recently in Johannesburg. "I am happy to be getting the opportunity to meet him again at the G20 Summit. His views on various subjects will be eagerly awaited," Modi posted on X.
Brazil will take over the next presidency of G20 from India
Happy to welcome President @LulaOficial to India. I had met him recently in Johannesburg and I am happy to be getting the opportunity to meet him again at the G20 Summit. His views on various subjects will be eagerly awaited. https://t.co/lmsGflMX3R
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 9, 2023