G20 Summit 2023 Delhi Live Updates: G20 leaders arrive at Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi

200 hours of non-stop negotiations, 15 drafts led to consensus on Ukraine: India’s Sherpa

It took over 200 hours of non-stop negotiations by a team of Indian diplomats to deliver a consensus on the G20 declaration that was adopted at the Leaders’ Summit here, India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Sunday.

The team of diplomats, including joint secretaries Eenam Gambhir and K Nagraj Naidu, held 300 bilateral meetings and circulated 15 drafts with their counterparts on the contentious Ukraine conflict to drive home a consensus that was clinched on the first day of the G20 Leaders Summit itself.

“The most complex part of the entire G20 was to bring consensus on the geopolitical paras (Russia-Ukraine). This was done over 200 hours of non-stop negotiations, 300 bilateral meetings, 15 drafts,” Kant said. – PTI

US President Biden hails G20 Summit as the driving force for global solutions

US President Biden says,”At a moment when the global economy is suffering from the overlapping shocks of the climate crisis, fragility, and conflict, this year’s Summit proved that the G20 can still drive solutions to our most pressing issues.”

G20 Summit Live Upfdates: PM Modi welcomes UK PM Rishi Sunak at Rajghat

UK PM Rishi Sunak welcomed by PM Modi at Rajghat as the former arrives to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi.

PM Modi welcomes Chinese Premier Li Qiang at Rajghat, Delhi.

G20 Summit 2023 Live: Russia Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov arrives at Rajghat

PM Modi welcomes Russia Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov at Rajghat, New Delhi.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Türkiye, welcomed by PM Modi at Rajghat, Delhi.

PM Modi welcomes his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni at Rajghat, Delhi as she arrives to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi.

G20 Summit 2023 Live: PM Modi welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Rajghat

PM Modi welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Rajghat, New Delhi.

G20 Summit Live Updates: Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, arrives at Rajghat

Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, welcomed by PM Modi at Rajghat, New Delhi.

G20 Summit Live Updates: Canada PM Justin Trudeau arrives at Rajghat

Canada PM Justin Trudeau arrives at Rajghat, New Delhi.

G20 Summit Live Updates: Oman Deputy PM Asaad bin Tariq bin Taimur Al reaches Rajghat

Oman Deputy PM Asaad bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said welcomed by PM Modi at Rajghat, Delhi.

G20 Summit 2023 Live: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives at Rajghat

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives at Rajghat, New Delhi.

G20 Summit 2023 Live: Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrives at Rajghat

PM Modi welcomes Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at Rajghat, New Delhi.

G20 Summit 2023 Live: PM Modi welcomes his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina at Rajghat

PM Modi welcomes his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina at Rajghat, New Delhi.

G20 Summit 2023 Live: Delhi Traffic Police issues traffic restrictions

“Traffic Alert: Controlled Zone 2 has been implemented and, consequently, buses will not operate on Ring Road between ISBT Kashmiri Gate and Sarai Kale Khan. Buses will operate on the remaining stretch of Ring Road and the road network beyond Ring Road towards the borders of Delhi,” Delhi Traffic Police tweeted.