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G20 India Summit concludes, PM Modi hands over presidency gavel to Brazil’s Lula da Silva

G20 India Summit Day 2 Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the conclusion of the G20 India Summit…

Statesman News Service | New Delhi | September 10, 2023 9:37 am

G20 India Summit concludes, PM Modi hands over presidency gavel to Brazil’s Lula da Silva

G20 India Summit Day 2 Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the conclusion of the G20 India Summit 2023 and handed over the G20 presidency gavel to Brazilian President Lula Da Silva. Before announcing the conclusion, PM Modi also proposed a virtual session at the end of November to review the topics decided in the G20 India Summit.

“As you all know India has the responsibility of G20 presidency till November 2023. In these two days, all of you gave a lot of suggestions and placed proposals. It is our duty that the suggestions we have received be reviewed once again so as to see how their progress can be sped up. I propose that at the end of November, we hold a virtual session of G 20. We can review the topics decided in this Summit, in that virtual session…I hope you all will connect in the virtual session…With this, I declare the conclusion of G 20 Summit,” PM Modi said.

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Earlier in the day, the New Delhi G20 Summit guests visited Rajghat to pay their respects to Mahatma Gandhi. From Rajghat, they headed to the Bharat Mandpam Convention Centre in New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan, the G20 India Summit venue to attend final day sessions. The New Delhi G20 Summit ended on a high after a historic day one that saw G20 leaders building consensus on joint summit declaration,

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G20 India Summit Day 2 highlights:

1:40 PM: President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invites leaders to 2024 Rio Summit “…The technical groups and the preparatory ministerial meetings will be hosted in several cities in all five regions of our country…I will be very much honoured to welcome you all to Rio de Janeiro Summit in November 2024…”

1:25 PM: BREAKING NEWS: PM Modi passes presidency gavel to Brazilian President. India will remain G20 president till November. Brazil will host the G20 Summit 2024 under its presidency.

1:20 PM: President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on country’s G20 Presidency: “Brazilian presidency of the G 20 has three priorities – First, social inclusion and fight against hunger. Second, energy transition and sustainable development in its three aspects…Third, the reform of global governance institutions. All these priorities are part of the Brazilian presidency motto which says ‘Building a fair world and a sustainable planet’. Two task forces will be created – Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty & the Global Mobilisation against Climate Change.”

1:05 PM: PM Modi declares conclusion of G20 India Summit: “As you all know India has the responsibility of G20 presidency till November 2023. In these two days, all of you gave a lot of suggestions and placed proposals. It is our duty that the suggestions we have received be reviewed once again so as to see how their progress can be sped up. I propose that at the end of November, we hold a virtual session of G 20. We can review the topics decided in this Summit, in that virtual session…I hope you all will connect in the virtual session…With this, I declare the conclusion of G 20 Summit..,” says PM Modi.

11:30 AM: Gandhi, a beacon of peace, says PM Modi after Rajghat visit: “At the iconic Rajghat, the G20 family paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi – the beacon of peace, service, compassion and non-violence. As diverse nations converge, Gandhi Ji’s timeless ideals guide our collective vision for a harmonious, inclusive and prosperous global future.” tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

10:55 AM: Biden concludes India visit: US President Joe Biden have concluded his India visit and will now head to Vietnam.

10:10 AM: UK PM announces biggest climate aid: United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces record climate aid commitment as G20 in India concludes. The UK will provide $2 billion to the Green Climate Fund which is the biggest single funding commitment the UK has made to help the world tackle climate change. The UK will contribute £1.62 billion ($2 billion) to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which was established by 194 countries following the Copenhagen Accord at COP15: British High Commission in India

10:01 AM: World leaders pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Group of 20 (now Group of 21) leaders pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Delhi’s Rajghat.

9:55 AM: Pictures: United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy at Delhi’s Akshardham temple.


9:30 AM: Biden arrives at Rajghat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes United States President Joe Biden as he arrives at Delhi’s Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi and lay a wreath.

9:20 AM: French President at Gandhi Memorial: French President Emmanuel Macron has reached Delhi’s Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi and lay a wreath. He was welcomed by PM Modi.

9:10 AM: Rajghat decked up ahead of world leaders’ arrival: Visuals from Rajghat where G 20 leaders & other Heads of international organizations will pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi and lay a wreath.

9:00 AM: World leaders arrive Rajghat: World leaders have started arriving at Rajghat. UK PM Rishi Sunak, who visited Akshardham Temple earlier in the day, was received by PM Modi at the Gandhi Memorial. The world leaders will pay their respects to Gandhi, the architect of India’s freedom movement against the British.

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