Chinese Premier Li Qiang will attend the Virtual G20 Leaders' Summit to be held on November 22, adding that China hopes that the virtual summit can pool consensus and send a positive signal to this end.
As India is ready to hold a virtual G20 Leaders' Summit today, G20 India on Tuesday posted a video of African Ambassadors hailing New Delhi's presidency.
On September 10 at the closing ceremony of the G20 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India would be hosting a virtual G20 Leaders' Summit prior to the conclusion of India's G20 Presidency on November 22.
India won 10 consecutive games to reach the final but were defeated in the summit clash by Australia in the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Sunday.
The Summit will be chaired by PM Modi. Leaders of all G20 members, including the Chair of the African Union, as well as nine guest countries and heads of 11 international organisations, have been invited.
The Global South leaders further highlighted the role of South-South cooperation in this regard and discussed ways to promote mutual cooperation and investments amongst the Global South countries.
Reliance Industries Limited Chairperson Mukesh Ambani heaped praise on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the Bengal Global Business Summit on Tuesday, saying that she is the "Agni Kanya" as late Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee called her, adding that she is making "Shonar Ban
"I think her (Mahua Moitra's) party's name should be changed first. TMC was earlier known as Ma Mati Manush government. People in Bengal now know that TMC stands for 'Trinamool Congress Chor Hai'," Agnimitra Paul said.
The leaders also expressed their concern at the ongoing conflicts and the disproportionate adverse impact on developmental efforts in the countries of the Global South while advocating for a return to dialogue and diplomatic discussions.