The much-expected two-day 18th G-20 Leaders’ Summit began at the newly inaugurated the State-of-Art Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre at Pragati Maidan here this morning.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered inaugural speech at the event around 10.30 am. He also welcomed the guests on their arrival at the summit venue.

In the inaugural session, the African Union (AU) has been made permanent member of group of 20 countries as the Indian premier invited the AU represented by its Chairperson Azali Assoumani to take a seat at the table of G20 leaders as a permanent member.

“With everyone’s approval, I request the AU head to take his seat as a permanent G20 member”, Modi said in his address.

He, as well, urged the international community to transform the global trust deficit into one of trust and reliance, saying that it is the time for the world to move together.

More than 30 heads of state and government apart from nine invited country’s delegation and top officials from the European Union and 14 heads of international organisations are attending the mega event under India’s G-20 Presidency began in December 2022.বিস্তারিত