The Group of 20 (G20) summit has begins in Indian capital New Delhi which discusses war in Ukraine, climate change, poverty reduction and international peace, according to a media report on Saturday.
Inaugurating the summit, Indian Prime Minister Modi’s opening remarks touched on broader themes.
“Old challenges are seeking new solutions, and that’s why we have to move forward fulfilling our responsibilities,” he told the gathering of leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and many others.
“The world is facing a very big crisis of a trust deficit after the COVID-19 pandemic, and this trust deficit has deepened because of war,” he continued, without directly referring to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. “As we defeated COVID, we can also score a win over this trust deficit. As the president of G20, India calls on the whole world that we together turn this global trust deficit into trust.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chines President Xi Jinping did not attend the summit.
The G20 – or Group of Twenty – is a club of countries that meets to discuss global economic and political issues.
Between them, G20 countries account for 85% of the world’s economic output and more than 75% of world trade. They contain two-thirds of global population.
The G20 members are the EU plus 19 nations: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the UK and the US.
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