On the first day of the G20 Summit 2025 in Johannesburg, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (local time) held meetings with several key global leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterr
In a post on X, he said, "Delighted to meet President Macron during the Johannesburg G20 Summit. We had an engaging exchange on different issues. India-France ties remain a force for global good!"
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Johannesburg.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has strongly proposed for permanent membership of African Union in G20, and if all goes through, the grouping might soon become G21, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said on Thursday.