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Minister of Economy of the United Mexican States, Raquel Buenrostro Sánchez arrives in Delhi for the G20 Summit.
Secretary General of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann arrives in Delhi for the G20 Summit.
European Council President Charles Michel arrives in Delhi for the G20 Summit. Union minister Prahlad Singh Patel receives him at Delhi Airport.
The area around Jama Masjid is decorated with colourful lights, decorative umbrellas, and flowers ahead of the G20 Summit.
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen arrives in Delhi for the G20 Summit. Union Minister Anupriya Patel receives her.
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, arrives in Delhi for the G20 Summit.
Hotel Taj Palace in Delhi illuminated in colours of the Tricolour as it prepares for the G20 Summit.
Speaking on the upcoming G20 Summit, Former Deputy NSA and Ambassador Pankaj Saran said, “We have set very high benchmarks for the way the G20 Presidency should be conducted both in terms of the sheer scale, the number of meetings, the spread across the country. We have been able to showcase India to the entire world.”
“Secondly on the substantive issue, today, according to the IMF, India is the fastest-growing economy in the world. India is in one sense today the shining spot in an otherwise very difficult global economic environment,” he added.
Gurugram District Administration on Thursday issued an advisory for corporate offices and private institutions and instructed them to allow employees to “work from home” on Friday in the wake of the upcoming G20 Summit in New Delhi.
“In consideration of the aforementioned facts, all corporate offices and private institutions in the district are advised to guide their employees to Work from Home tomorrow on 8th September 2023,” read the advisory.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning to make a video address at the upcoming G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, the Kremlin said, reported news agency AFP.
French President Emmanuel Macron to have a bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi, likely in the form of a lunch on September 10 at the end of the G20 Summit.
MoS Choubey will also receive Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at 2.15 pm. The Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, will be received by MOS Shobha Karadlaje at 6:20 am, according to ANI.
China’s Premier Li Qiang will be received by MOS Gen (retd.) VK Singh at 7.45 pm while UAE President HH Shaikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be received by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai as he arrives in the national capital at 8 pm.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will arrive at 6.15 pm and he will be received by Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be received by MOS Ashwini Choubey at 1.40 pm.
The heads of state of Germany and France will arrive on September 9. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be arriving at 8 am and he will be received by MOS Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, reported ANI.
French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive at 12:35 pm and he will be received by MOS Anupriya Patel.
Ahead of the summit, the Centre has assigned responsibilities to different Union ministers of state to welcome the foreign delegates.
Minister of State VK Singh will receive US President Joe Biden on September 8 at 6.55 pm (tentative time).
In view of the upcoming G20 Summit, Delhi Police is patrolling the Raj Ghat area with the help of a tractor.
Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Armida Alisjahbana says, “…The expectation (from India) is very high, especially in the geopolitical context…The expectation is very high, especially for the G20 leadership & commitment to the most pressing issues & challenges…Everyone is looking at the outcome of this Summit…”
Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth arrives in Delhi ahead of the G20 Summit slated to be held here on September 9-10. Mauritius will attend the Summit as an invitee.
Flower vendors in the Ghazipur mandi see a spurt in their business as people throng to purchase flowers in view of Krishna Janmashtami & the upcoming G20 Summit.
Ahead of the upcoming G20 Summit, Delhi LG VK Saxena takes stock of preparations & cleanliness of the city.
Ahead of the G20 Summit, White House says the United States wants the G20 countries to help reshape and scale up multilateral development banks like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Background
G20 Summit 2023 Delhi Live: Hello and welcome to G20 Summit 2023 Delhi live blog. Please follow this space for all the latest updates on 2023 Delhi G20 Summit. India is set to host the world leaders including US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the national capital on September 9 and 10 at the International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) complex, also known as Bharat Mandapam, in Pragati Maidan. Elaborate arrangements regarding security and other aspects have been made in the national capital.
In a Gazette notification issued by the Delhi government, a series of stringent traffic and movement restrictions that will be in effect from Thursday till Sunday.
The curbs include prohibition of Goods Vehicles, Buses, taxis, and three-wheeler Scooter Rickshaws on certain dates. The entire area of the New Delhi district has been deisgnated as “Controlled Zone-I” from 05:00 hours on September 8, 2023, until 23:59 hours on September 10, 2023.
Bonafide residents, authorised vehicles, and vehicles involved in housekeeping, catering, waste management, etc., for hotels, hospitals, and other important installations within the district will have some exceptions.
People are being encouraged to use the Delhi metro for commute within the designates dates as all metro stations except the Supreme Court metro station will remain open.
Beside the controlled zone, there will be a regulated zone which would include the entire area inside the Ring Road (Mahatma Gandhi Marg) from 05:00 hours on September 8, 2023, until 23:59 hours on September 10, 2023. The access will to this zone will only be allowed to bonafide residents, authorized vehicles, emergency vehicles, and vehicles carrying passengers heading to the Airport, Old Delhi, and New Delhi Railway Stations.
The 2023 Delhi G20 Summit under the Presidency of India will be attended by heads of all the members nations except for China and Russia.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the 18th G20 Summit in New Delhi will be attended by Premier Li Qiang while giving no reason for Jinping’s absence.
While, Putin last month told Modi in a telephonic conversation about his inability to attend the Summit and informed that Russia would be represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
The Group of Twenty (G20) was formed in the wake of the 1997 financial crisis that hit East and South East Asia. The bloc includes the following nations: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the UK and the US, as well as the European Union.
