Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a visit to Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 21-23 to attend the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday.
The Summit is being hosted by the Republic of South Africa.
“This will be the fourth consecutive G20 Summit held in the Global South,” the MEA said in a statement.
At the Summit, PM Modi will put forth India’s perspectives on the G20 agenda. The Prime Minister is expected to speak in all the three sessions of the Summit.
These sessions are on Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth Leaving No One Behind: Building our economies; the role of trade; financing for development and the debt burden; 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.
On the margins of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, the Prime Minister is expected to hold bilateral meetings with some of the leaders present in Johannesburg.
The Prime Minister will also be participating in the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Leaders’ Meeting being hosted by South Africa, the statement added.