PM Rishi Sunak very much looking forward to G20 summit in September: UK envoy
Rishi Sunak is very much looking forward to attending the G20 Summit in New Delhi in September, UK High Commissioner in India Alex Ellis has said. Interacting with PTI on Friday on the sidelines of a preview of an art exhibition here, Ellis said he thought it was «great» that India is in the chair of the G20. India assumed the G20 presidency on December 1, 2022.
About 200 meetings under different tracks of the bloc will be hosted across the country, culminating in the September 9-10 Summit. «I think it's great, I think it's great that India is in the chair of the G20,» Ellis told PTI when asked about India's role as G20 chair. «Because, the world is quite divided at the moment, unfortunately, because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,» he added.
Praising the «vibrant» culture and diversity of India that has been attracting people from all over the world, the UK envoy, said, «India is a unique country to bring the world to it. And, India has always fascinated the rest of the world, because of this (art, culture)… because of its different shapes and styles, colours, and it attracts people». On culture being an important element of the G20, Ellis said he hoped art can be replicated where G20 brings people from all over the world.
As India prepares for the mega G20 Summit to be hosted at a newly-inaugurated complex at Pragati Maidan in Delhi, the UK high commissioner said, «Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is very much looking forward» to the Leaders Summit. The UK high commissioner earlier took a round at the art exhibition 'Cut from the Same Cloth' by Seema Kohli, hosted at the iconic Bikaner House, which will open to the public from Saturday and will be on view till August 4. On Culture Working Group meetings taking place in
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