New Delhi: The annual G20 Summit opened in Bali on Tuesday with world leaders set to discuss over the next two days challenges triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and more recently topped by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed at the summit venue by Indonesian President Joko Widodo, ahead of the formal opening of the summit.
In a tweet on Tuesday, Arindam Baghchi, spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), wrote that PM Modi attended a “Working Session on food and energy security”. “In his intervention, underlined the criticality of resilient supply chains for food, fertilisers & energy, and the need for affordable finance for smooth energy transition for the Global South. (sic),” he said.
The Indonesia President will also handover the G20 presidency – during the summit – to PM Modi. Last week, the Prime Minister had unveiled the logo, theme and website for India G20 presidency. “G20 Presidency is not merely a diplomatic meeting for India, it is a new responsibility and a measure of the world’s trust in India,” he said during a virtual briefing.
