Of course as it happens with every multi-lateral summits and conferences, some of the visiting dignitaries will have bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According to Muktesh K Pardeshi, Special Secretary, G20 Operations, there will be a symbolic tree plantation event at the Bharat Mandapam with tree saplings representing different countries.
The saplings to be planted would be 'national trees or native trees' or trees that reflect the nature and the other cultural aspects of the countries.
There are some ceremonial aspects and one of them is to visit and pay respect to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.
There will be three sessions and the sessions will be around the theme of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, which in English - One earth, One family and One Future. The leaders will be allocated time to speak about their country position.
On September 10, in the concluding session, there will be a symbolic handing over of Presidency to the incoming Presidency which will be led by Brazil.
“We are having almost 230 meetings and as I speak today, almost 200 meetings at the functional level, at the senior officials’ level have already taken place. We are proceeding towards the culmination of the G20 process which started on December 1 last year," the senior official said.
US President, Joe Biden. will be arriving India to attend the G-20 Summit on September 7 and depart on September 10.
With more than 12,300 delegates from over 110 nations, the in-person participation in India's G20 Presidency is the largest ever hosted by any G20 country so far.
On August 28th, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The two leaders reviewed progress on number of issues of bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual concern, including the recently concluded BRICS Summit in Johannesburg.
"President Putin conveyed his inability to attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi on 9-10 September 2023 and informed that Russia would be represented by Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov," an MEA statement said.
While expressing an understanding for Russia’s decision, PM thanked President Putin for Russia’s consistent support to all initiatives under India’s G20 Presidency. The two leaders agreed to remain in touch, the MEA said. There are also speculation on possible bilateral between Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
There has been a controversy lately on release of so called "standard map” of China by Beijing.
"We have today lodged a strong protest through diplomatic channels with the Chinese side on the so called 2023 "standard map” of China that lays claim to India’s territory. We reject these claims as they have no basis. Such steps by the Chinese side only complicate the resolution of the boundary question," MEA spokesman Arindam Bagchi said in response to questions.
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