PM Modi to attend G20 Summit in South Africa from November 21-23

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit South Africa from November 21-23 to attend the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday.  "This will be the fourth consecutive G20 Summit held in the Global South. At the Summit, the Prime Minister will put forth India’s perspectives on the G20 agenda," the MEA said.

PM Modi is expected to speak in all three sessions of the summit, which will be on inclusive and sustainable economic growth, the G20’s contribution: in disaster risk reduction, climate change, and a session on critical minerals, artificial intelligence.

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is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with some of the leaders present during the G20 Summit, besides participating in the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Leaders’ Meeting, the MEA said.

The three sessions of the Summit include "Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth Leaving No One Behind: Building our economies, the role of trade, financing for development and the debt burden".

The other two sessions are: "A Resilient World – the G20’s Contribution: Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change, Just Energy Transitions, Food Systems"; and "A Fair and a Just Future for All: Critical Minerals; Decent Work; Artificial Intelligence".