The meeting was attended by the prime ministers of several states, leaders of political parties, including trade union ministers.
This all-party meeting was convened by the central government to solicit suggestions, discuss and finalize strategies for the G-20 summit to be hosted by India.
#LOOK | Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs an all-party meeting convened by the Center as India takes over the G20 presidency pic.twitter.com/LEkMqfR79n
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According to the information, about 40 party presidents and leaders were present at this meeting. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and leaders of other states including Andhra Pradesh, Orisha, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal were present.
Also present were Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Tamil Nadu MK Stalin, BJP president JP Nadda, former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and Telugu Desam Party leader Chandrababu Naidu.
Significantly, on December 1, India officially took over the presidency of the G20. The country is expected to host more than 200 G20 meetings in various locations starting this December. On September 9 and 10, 2023, the G20 leaders’ summit will be held in New Delhi. Before this, several G20 meetings will be held in different parts of the country.
The G20 members are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union.
