18th G 20 Summit begins in Delhi, India

The 2023 G20 Summit kicked off with a major update – the African Union was accepted into the G 20 as a permanent member.

Who is attending?

Ms. Kristalina Georgieva – Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Mr. Mathias Cormann – Secretary General, OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

Dr. Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – Director-General, World Trade Organisation)

Mr. Azali Assoumani – Chairperson, African Union

Mr. Li Qiang – Premier of the State Council, China

Mr. Charles Michel – President, European Council

Ms. Ursula von der Leyen – President, European Commission

Ms. Sheikh Hasina – Prime Minister, Bangladesh

Mr. Alberto Fernández – President, Argentina

Mr. Rishi Sunak – Prime Minister, UK

Mr. Fumio Kishida – Prime Minister, Japan

Mr. Justin Trudeau – Prime Minister, Canada

Mr. Emmanuel Macron – President, France

Mr. Anthony Albanese – Prime Minister, Australia

Mr. Olaf Scholz – Chancellor, Germany

Mr. Yoon Suk Yeol – President, South Korea

Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa – President, South Africa

Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan – President, Türkiye

Mr. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi – President, Egypt

Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu – President, Nigeria

Mr. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva – President, Brazil

Mr. HH Shaikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan – President, UAE

Ms. Giorgia Meloni – Prime Minister, Italy

Mr. Pedro Sanchez, the Prime Minister of Spain, Mr. Andrés Manuel López Obrador (President, Mexico), President Vladimir Putin (Russia), and Xi Jinping (China) will not be attending the summit and have sent representatives.

Mr. Pedro Sanchez is unwell.

What’s on the agenda?

This summit marks the culmination of one year of various conferences, delegations, etc. held throughout the year. At the end of the Summit, a joint declaration is expected – to be signed by all the member countries.

Another important aspect of the G20 is the opportunity for world leaders to meet each other 1:1.

These meetings are held on the sidelines of the main event.

A craft Bazaar has also been held to showcase India’s craft heritage at the Pragati Maidan for the G20 leaders to see.