“It’s been successful G-20 presidency under prime minister's leadership”: Goa CM

New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): As the much anticipated G20 Summit kick-started with global leaders being welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the venue, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that it has been a successful presidency of G20 for India under the leader of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  
"It has been a successful G-20 presidency under the prime minister's leadership... I welcome all the G-20 guests in our country. Once again a big congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Pramod Sawant said on Saturday while speaking to ANI.
The first session of the summit under the theme ‘One Earth’ started at Bharat Mandapam, the venue of the conference.
India assumed the G20 presidency on December 1 last year. This is the first time that a G20 Summit is taking place under India’s presidency.
Sawant arrived in the national capital to attend the G20 dinner hosted by President Draupadi Murmu.
Apart from foreign leaders and heads of delegates, Chief ministers of all the states, cabinet and state ministers, secretaries in the Central government, and other distinguished guests have been invited to the gala dinner that will be held at the multi-function hall of the Bharat Mandapam on Saturday (September 9).
The event's host, President Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with his wife Sudesh Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former President Ram Nath Kovind, and former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will join the dinner party.
However, leaders from other political parties have not been invited.
The list of cabinet ministers who are going to attend the event includes Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, Narendra Singh Tomar, S Jaishankar, Arjun Munda, Smriti Irani, and Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan and Pralhad Joshi.
Former Prime Ministers Dr Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda have also been invited to the special occasion. However, Deve Gowda on Friday informed that he won't be able to attend the G20 dinner hosted by President Murmu due to health reasons. (ANI)