Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his journey to South Africa to attend the 20th G20 summit. He will hold bilateral meetings with leaders of the partner countries on the sidelines of the summit.
Modi will also take part in the sixth India-Brazil-South Africa or IBSA Leaders' Meeting, which will take place on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
It is the first ever summit of the Group of 20 countries, which is being held at Johannesberg under South African presidency, the Prime Minister Office said in a statement. The statement attributed the summit as special because South Africa became a part of the group during India's presidency of G20 in 2023.
The theme of G20 is 'Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability'. South Africa has carried forward the outcomes from the previous summits held in New Delhi and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the statement said.
He is looking forward to discuss key global issues with the partnet countries and present India's thoughts upon them.
"I will present India's perspective at the Summit in line with our vision of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' and 'One earth, One Family and One future,'" Modi said as quoted by the statement.
The G20 summit will have three sessions in total; Modi will likely to speak in all of them, as per the statement. These sessions will cover an array of topics such as sustainable economic growth, climate change, artificial intelligence and more.
Modi will meet the Indian diasphora in South Africa, which is one of the largest outside India, according to the PMO statement.
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