G20 Summit: Sunak, Kishida join list of global leaders who have arrived in Delhi, check who’s yet to come

(Update 2: 30 pm): UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Narayana Murty landed in New Delhi today for the G 20 Summit. He was received by MoS for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey.

Moreover, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also arrived in Delhi for the G 20 Summit soon after Sunak.

List of global leaders who have arrived in Delhi and who are yet to come

The countdown for the highly awaited mega gathering of global leaders at the G20 Summit has begun. Leaders of many nations have been arriving at New Delhi one after the other since yesterday, September 7. The Summit will have the presence of some of the biggest leaders of the world including US President Joe Biden, France President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian President Justin Trudeau, IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva, and many more.

While Biden has departed from the US for India, leaders such as Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Argentina President Alberto Fernandez, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and others have already reached the capital city.

Moreover, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the first to arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday.

List of leaders who have reached Delhi so far

Many world leaders and dignitaries have already reached New Delhi for the G20 Summit, to be held on September 9 and 10. There are many more who are on their way and are expected to reach the Indira Gandhi International Airport by the end of the day.

Here is a list of world leaders who have already reached Delhi.

• The President of Nigeria, Bola AHMED Tinubu was the first head of Delegation to arrive in Delhi for the G20 Summit and was welcomed by MoS Health SP Singh Baghel. 

• Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), arrived at New Delhi airport on Thursday night to participate in the G20 Summit.

• Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund has also arrived for the G20 Summit.

• Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius arrived today and was received by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale

• Argentina President Alberto Fernández arrived in Delhi for the G20 Summit this morning. He was received by MoS for Steel and Rural Development, Faggan Singh Kulaste.

• Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni who reached the capital today was welcomed by MoS for State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shobha Karandlaje.

• Secretary General of OECD, Mathias Cormann is also one of the first leaders to reach New Delhi. He arrived in the city on Thursday, September 7.

• President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Delhi for the G20 Summit and Union Minister Anupriya Patel received her.

• Minister of Economy of the United Mexican States Raquel Buenrostro Sánchez arrived in New Delhi for the G20 Summit on Thursday.

• European Council President Charles Michel also arrived on Thursday for the Summit. Union Minister Prahlad Patel received the president of European upon his arrival.

• President of the Union of Comoros and Chairperson of the African Union (AU), Azali Assoumani also arrived in Delhi on Friday afternoon. He was received by MoS for State for Railways, Coal and Mines, Raosaheb Patil Danve.

• Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Delhi for the G20 Summit. She was welcomed by MoS for Railways & Textiles Darshana Jardosh.

Leaders who are yet to arrive for G20 Summit

The G20 Summit will see the 25 world leaders and their accompanying delegates in this gathering. As heads of different nations and organisations have started to arrive in Delhi, many more are yet to reach the destination. 

US President Joe Biden after testing COVID-19 negative is now on his way to India to participate in the Summit. He is expected to land around 6.55 pm today and he will be received by Minister of State VK Singh, as per media reports. 

Apart from Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, UAE President HH Shaikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan are among the G20 leaders who have already confirmed and will be arriving for the summit.

China’s Premier Li Qiang is expected to arrive by 7:45 p.m. Moreover, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has also confirmed his visit to India for the G20 Summit.