G20 Summit LIVE: Strict visitors curbs have been put in place in New Delhi district.
New Delhi:
The G20 Leaders’ Summit might be held in New Delhi on September 9-10, 2023. Greater than 30 heads of state and high officers from the European Union, invited visitor international locations, and 14 heads of worldwide organizations are anticipated to attend.
Forward of the summit, strict visitors curbs have been put in place to limit the motion of autos within the space the place the G20 summit venue and accommodations for delegates are situated.
Listed below are the LIVE updates on the G20 Summit:
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes EU Fee head Ursula von der Leyen to Delhi on her arrival in Delhi for the G20 Summit.
Glad to see you in Delhi for the G20 Summit, @vonderleyen.
Grateful for the @EU_commission‘s assist and dedication. Collectively, we will deal with the urgent challenges we face. Wanting ahead to fruitful deliberations and collaborative actions. https://t.co/VuR51runpk– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 8, 2023
Union Minister Jitendra Singh has emphasised the synchronicity between India’s G20 Presidency and the nation’s illustrious accomplishments in area exploration.
Talking forward of the G20 Summit in New Delhi, Mr Singh remarked that “G20 Summit is occurring in India at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged because the tallest chief of the world”.
“The Summit is happening at a time when India’s flag is flying on the South Pole of Moon, the primary time any spacecraft has landed on the farther aspect of the Moon, and the nation’s achievements in Science and Know-how, together with the pioneering R&D success story in Covid vaccines, are being hailed throughout the globe”, he stated.
As New Delhi gears as much as host the G20 summit, the realm near Jama Masjid has been adorned with flowers creating ‘tricolour’, and with vibrant umbrellas.
The realm round Jama Masjid is adorned with the G20 emblem, and banners, with the slogans of ‘Proud to be celebrating India’s G20 presidency’. The theme for this 12 months’s Summit is ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ – One Earth, One Household, One Future.
Jama Masjid was constructed through the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and the Seventeenth-century mosque is situated within the Previous Delhi space.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday modified the duvet picture of his social media platform- ‘X’ with the image of the Nataraja statue on the Bharat Mandapam venue of the G20 summit within the nationwide capital.
The G20 Summit, a extremely anticipated occasion that includes high world leaders, together with US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak might be held on the Worldwide Exhibition-cum-Conference Centre (IECC) complicated, also called Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan on September 9 and 10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated this complicated on July 26 this 12 months.
Earlier, the PM had an image of himself in entrance of Parliament as his cowl picture.
#WATCH | Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives in Delhi for the G20 Summit.
She was obtained by MoS for Railways & Textiles Darshana Jardosh. pic.twitter.com/9DaZkYtEBO
– ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2023
From UPI to nationwide telemedicine service e-Sanjeevani, a few of India’s key digital public infrastructure tasks have been showcased in a thematic zone on the venue of the G20 summit that begins right here on Saturday.
Delegates and different company visiting the Digital India Expertise Zone, arrange on the Bharat Mandapam, may even be capable to expertise the journey of Digital India initiatives by way of digital actuality.
The zone, which the federal government stated is a “key attraction” on the summit venue, has been arrange in halls quantity 4 and 14.
AI-based language platform Bhashini, Aadhaar, DigiLocker and Diksha portal for aiding studying of lecturers have additionally been showcased.
Forward of the G20 Summit, the Delhi Metro Rail Company (DMRC) on Friday requested the commuters to make use of Magenta Line for reaching to Terminal 1 of Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport (IGI) Airport.
DMRC in its notification additionally stated that feeder buses between Delhi Aerocity Station of Airport Line and Terminal 1 might be unavailable from September 8 to 10.
“To succeed in Terminal 1 of IGI Airport, commuters are requested to make use of Magenta Line and get down at Terminal 1-IGI Airport Metro Station. Feeder Buses between Delhi Aerocity Station of Airport Line and Terminal 1 might be unavailable from eighth to tenth September,” DMRC stated in a press release.
Forward of the G-20 assembly in Delhi, native police and BSF jawans patrolled the Yamuna river on a ship in Delhi’s Shahdara district to forestall any untoward incidents from taking place.
In the meantime, the Delhi Police have heightened safety throughout town and continued their safety checks on Friday morning.
Zenon, Ming, Zone, Zozo, and Zinger are amongst six NSG canine squad members with their handlers in addition to bomb disposal items that stored checking inside and out of doors the periphery of Rajghat from the start of the day on Thursday until late at night time on totally different events to make sure a protected and safe occasion.
#WATCH | President of the Union of Comoros and Chairperson of the African Union (AU), Azali Assoumani arrives in Delhi for the G20 Summit.
He was obtained by MoS for State for Railways, Coal and Mines, Raosaheb Patil Danve. pic.twitter.com/oEUI6gB57G
– ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2023
German Ambassador Philip Achermann stated that the absence of the Chinese language President and the Russian President is not going to make any distinction within the G20 Summit being held in New Delhi this 12 months.
In an unique interview with ANI, Mr Achermann stated “President Putin did not attend the final Summit both. I believe that was to be anticipated. We have been a bit of stunned by the Chinese language no-attendance by President Xi Jinping. However let me say very clearly, this can be a G 20 plus assembly. I believe when you might have the Chinese language PM in attendance and never the Chinese language President – it does not make a giant distinction.”
“One mustn’t let this Summit be overshadowed by the non-attendance of 1 President. I believe the Chinese language PM is an excellent consultant of China and China will make its voice heard on the desk,” the Ambassador added.
The German envoy additionally endorsed India’s transfer to ask the African Union for everlasting membership in G20 and stated his nation helps India’s name.
The G20 discussion board is best than the United Nations as 20 international locations focus on their points and search for options, Nationwide Convention president Farooq Abdullah stated right here on Friday.
Nevertheless, he confused that the G20 assembly happen in each member nation on a rotational foundation and it’s a regular course of.
“G20 (assembly) is a traditional course of. It rotates between the 20 international locations. It’s a good discussion board the place these 20 international locations put themselves collectively and focus on their points and search for their options. It’s a good discussion board quite than the UN the place there are such a lot of international locations,” Mr Abdullah instructed reporters on the sidelines of a celebration perform right here.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Argentine President Alberto Fernández and IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva are among the many high leaders who arrived within the nationwide capital on Friday morning for the G20 summit.
The G20 leaders will deliberate on urgent international points on the grouping’s annual summit right here on September 9 and 10. India is internet hosting the summit in its capability as the present G20 chair.
The leaders of the influential grouping are being welcomed on the airport with cultural performances.
#WATCH | G 20 in India | Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Maidan is all set to host the delegates coming for the G 20 Summit.
Newest visuals from the venue. pic.twitter.com/xixOZP1OSC
– ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2023
US Secretary of the Treasury, Janet L. Yellen on Friday stated that America is trying ahead to advancing the US-India relationship on the G20 summit and growing collaboration in supporting the worldwide agriculture and meals safety program.
Talking at a press briefing, she stated, “We hope to maneuver ahead our efforts equivalent to supporting the worldwide agriculture and meals safety program. Persevering with to advance the US-India relationship might be a precedence this week. We extremely worth our bilateral relationship with India. We additionally welcomed PM Modi to the US in June. The USA is the house to the biggest Indian diaspora exterior Asia and is India’s largest export market.”
US Secretary affirmed that India’s management within the G20 stay extremely efficient and the group has achieved success on a number of essential points underneath its presidency.
Media reviews claiming that outstanding enterprise leaders have been invited for the G20 ‘Particular Dinner’ being hosted on the principal venue Bharat Mandapam have been “deceptive”.
PIB Truth Test, the federal government arm which busts pretend information and misinformation associated to the federal government, categorically stated, “No enterprise leaders have been invited to the dinner (on Saturday).”
“This declare is Deceptive,” PIB Truth Test wrote on its X timeline, attaching one such media report.
#WATCH | G 20 in India | Delhi: In view of the G 20 Summit, native police and BSF jawan conduct patrolling on a ship in Delhi’s Shahdara district. pic.twitter.com/gRgZaFKK4G
– ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2023
#WATCH | G20 in India | Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives in Delhi for the G20 Summit.
She was obtained by MoS for State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shobha Karandlaje. pic.twitter.com/AVzEacceIw
– ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2023
The USA is working in direction of a joint declaration on the finish of the two-day G20 Summit and hopes {that a} “spirit of compromise” might be introduced on contentious points, a White Home official stated.
The G20 Summit scheduled within the nationwide capital on September 9-10 is being held amidst divisions amongst member international locations on the Russia-Ukraine battle.
Whereas China and Russia don’t want, within the ‘Delhi Declaration’ proposed to be adopted by the G20 leaders on Sunday, a point out of the continued struggle, international locations of the European Union and different Western nations are urgent for Moscow to be declared as an aggressor and are searching for an finish to the Russia-Ukraine struggle.
At a press briefing on Thursday on board Air Power One, after President Joe Biden’s departure from Washington to India, US Nationwide Safety Advisor Jake Sullivan whereas responding to a query on the G20 joint consequence assertion stated: “We have now been working all day and all night time for a joint assertion. In that we carry a spirit of compromise to numerous the totally different points which can be contentious in order that we will discover a textual content that everyone can stay with.”
UN Secretary-Normal Antonio Guterres has expressed confidence that India, all set to host the leaders’ summit throughout its G20 presidency, will do “all the pieces doable” to make sure that current geopolitical divides are overcome and the essential gathering of world leaders concludes with “doable outcomes.”
He’ll arrive in Delhi on Friday to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit on September 9 and 10 for which world leaders, together with US President Joe Biden, are travelling to India. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese language President Xi Jinping aren’t attending the summit.
“I am assured that India will do all the pieces doable to be sure that the geopolitical divides that exist are overcome and that the G20 can conclude with doable outcomes,” Mr Guterres stated in Jakarta the place he’s collaborating within the thirteenth ASEAN-UN Summit.
G20 Sherpa to Oman, Pankaj Khimji forward of the G20 Summit this week has stated that India is main the race of digital transformation and is balancing each the growing and developed nations on very wise problems with local weather and vitality transition.
He stated, “India appears to be main the race of digital transformation with growing and developed each, and we have to take a leaf out of India’s guide of digital transformation.”
“Vitality transition and local weather change are actually huge points and India is dealing with it very sensibly, by balancing each the growing and developed nations,” stated Sherpa.
Former G20 Sherpa Montek Singh Ahluwalia confirmed his hopes forward of the G20 summit being held right here within the nationwide capital that India would have an excellent G20 summit.
“I hope we’ve an excellent G20. It’s a tough scenario as, for the primary time, there are international occasions on which international locations do not truly agree. However most of the different points which can be being mentioned are very related. I definitely suppose we’re trying on the proper points. The G20 is extra like a discussion board for making a broad sense of consensus, after which negotiations happen at different boards,” stated former Sherpa.
Bharat Mandapam, the venue for the #G20 summit is an ideal mix of modernity and our traditions.
Showcasing the evolution of democracy in our nation, variety & the cutting-edge know-how that we’ve developed, and the digital transformation that we’re present process, it is… pic.twitter.com/CKt9f9TTOl
– Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) September 8, 2023
On eighth September, PM Modi will maintain bilateral conferences with leaders of Mauritius, Bangladeshi and USA at Lok Kalyan Marg.
On ninth September, along with the G20 conferences, PM Modi will maintain bilateral conferences with UK, Japan, Germany and Italy.
On tenth September, PM Modi will maintain a working lunch assembly with President Macron of France. He’ll do a pull apart assembly with Canada and bilateral conferences with Comoros, Türkiye, UAE, South Korea, EU/EC, Brazil and Nigeria.
#WATCH | Argentina President Alberto Fernández arrives in Delhi for the G20 Summit.
He was obtained by MoS for Metal and Rural Improvement, Faggan Singh Kulaste. pic.twitter.com/hWTmnMb9Ov
– ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2023
#WATCH | Safety checks underway within the wake of the G20 Summit, scheduled to be held within the nationwide capital from September 9 to 10.
(Visuals from Minto Street) pic.twitter.com/PCIaIPOCB9
– ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2023