After G20 Summit in Delhi, global leaders to fly home tomorrow; Joe Biden to visit Vietnam today
G20 Leaders' Summit hosted in the national capital, according to a report published by the news agency ANI. The Heads of State of countries including UAE, Bangladesh, Egypt, China, Australia, UK, Argentina, Indonesia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Turkey, Japan, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Republic of Korea, Canada and Singapore will depart from Delhi on Monday. The Central government has assigned responsibilities to Union Ministers of State to see off the foreign delegates after the summit.
A directive in this regard was issued by the foreign secretary, ANI reported. Apart from the 20 heads of state, seven G20 leaders of countries including Brazil, the African Union (represented by Comoros), Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, the European Union, and Mauritius will also depart from Delhi on Monday. In a significant milestone under India's G20 presidency, the 55-member African Union became a new permanent member of the grouping of the largest economies of the world.
It is the first expansion of the influential bloc since its inception in 1999. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden will arrive in Vietnam on Sunday to deepen cooperation between the two nations, AFP reported. Biden will meet the leader of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, on Sunday, and is expected to sign off on a "comprehensive strategic partnership", Hanoi's highest level of diplomatic ties.
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