New Delhi, 29 August : The G-20 summit is going to be held in New Delhi next month in India. It will be attended by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He has confirmed joining the G-20. But expressed disappointment over not including Ukraine during this period. In a recent telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Trudeau promised to ensure that Kiev’s concerns would be given due attention. Russia is also a member of the G-20, but President Putin has confirmed that he will not attend.
The Canadian PM said that he will be at the G-20 next week and he is disappointed that Ukraine is not being included, but he said that he will stand up for Ukraine. He said that he will continue to make sure the world stands with Ukraine just as Canada does. He assured to look forward to speaking with Zelensky again soon. This conversation between the two leaders took place on Thursday. Trudeau’s remarks came in response to the revelation by India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar that nine other countries have been invited as observers, but Ukraine is not in it.
Ukraine has not been invited to the G-20, but still many countries have given their support to Zelensky. However, the Foreign Minister has defended India’s decision. He said that G-20 is primarily an economic forum. This is not a forum for resolving conflicts & War. India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant further strengthened India’s focus on prioritizing economic and developmental issues at the summit on the Ukraine war. However, despite all this, Trudeau’s assurance is a big hope for Ukraine.
Though, Bangladesh is not a member of the G20, but Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend it on India’s invitation. This summit will be held on 9-10 September. On behalf of the Embassy of Bangladesh in India, it was said that bilateral talks are expected between PM Modi and Sheikh Hasina. The summit will be attended by leaders of other member countries including US President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron.
