New Delhi: The Kremlin mentioned on Monday, March 13, 2023, it will not rule out Russian President Vladimir Putin attending a summit of the Group of 20 (G20) leaders of developed and rising economies in India. So far, Putin has not traveled past the borders of the previous Soviet Union since The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February last year. The Russian president additionally missed the G20 summit in Indonesia in 2022.
Asked about Putin’s chance of attending the Delhi summit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov advised reporters: “It cannot be ruled out. Russia continues to fully participate in the G20 framework. It has the intention to continue to do so. But no decision has been made yet.”
The 18th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit is scheduled for September 9-10 in New Delhi.
The Summit would be the fruits of all of the G20 processes and conferences held all year long between ministers, senior officers and civil society.
A G20 Leaders’ Statement can even be adopted following the New Delhi summit, indicating the leaders’ dedication to the priorities mentioned and agreed on the respective ministerial conferences and dealing teams.
The key summit is prone to convey collectively US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron – all three world leaders who continually and openly opposed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
It must be famous that India assumed the presidency of the G20 on December 1 final 12 months and can hand over to Brazil when its presidency ends on November 30, 2023.
The theme of India’s presidency is “One Land, One Family, One Future”, which reveals its dedication to “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (the world is one household).
What is the G20 or the Group of 20?
The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental discussion board of the world’s main developed and growing economies.
It was based in 1999 after the Asian monetary disaster as a discussion board for finance ministers and central financial institution governors to debate international financial and monetary points.
The G20 was later elevated to Heads of State/Government stage after the worldwide financial and monetary disaster of 2007.
Subsequently, in 2009, it was designated the тАЬfirst forum for international economic cooperationтАЭ.
It presently contains Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union (EU).
G20 members symbolize round 85% of world GDP, greater than 75% of world commerce and round two-thirds of the world’s inhabitants.
