G20 Summit: Argentina President Alberto Angel Fernandez arrives in New Delhi
G20 Summit scheduled for September 9-10. Minister of State for Steel and Rural Development, Faggan Singh Kulaste, warmly welcomed Fernandez at the Delhi airport. Following the 15th BRICS summit, the five-member BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) invited Argentina along with five other countries to join the alliance.
Argentina’s envoy to India, Hugo Javier Gobbi praised India's role in the expansion of BRICS and said that "his country's inclusion in the group would not have been possible without India's support". Moreover, according to the Ministry of External Affairs, India-Argentina relations are cordial and encompass political, economic, scientific and technological cooperation including Antarctic research and cultural cooperation. India and Argentina have always supported each other on major international issues as well as India´s candidature to various UN and multilateral bodies.
Argentina has always expressed its gratitude, in particular, for India´s support to Argentina on, the sovereignty issue of the Malvinas Islands and, recently on the issue of sovereign debt servicing and holdout creditors. Also Read: G20 Summit: List of World Leaders who have arrived in Delhi and who are yet to arrive India is all set to host the G20 Leader's Summit in New Delhi at the recently inaugurated Bharat Mandapam on September 9-10. This marks the inaugural G20 Summit held under India's presidency and is expected to witness the participation of numerous international leaders and delegates.
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