At the two-day G-20 Summit, starting from October 30 in Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to direct a united global approach to deal with the situation in Afghanistan and combating challenges of climate change & covid-19 pandemic.

Highlights

• The prime minister is set to travel Rome to attend 16^th G-20 Summit and Glasgow to attend World Leaders’ Summit of COP-26, from October 29 to November 2.
• Modi will participate in16th G-20 Summit in Rome from October 30-31, accepting the invitation of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
• Italy is holding the presidency of G-20 since December 2020.

About G-20

• G-20 is a leading global forum that brings together the major economies of the world.
• Members of the grouping account for more than 80 per cent of the World’s GDP, 60 percent of the world’s population and 75 per cent of global trade.
• It holds meeting every year since 1999 and a yearly summit since 2008.
• G-20 has become a premier global forum for international economic cooperation.