South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee arrive at the Palam Air Force Airport for the G20 Summit scheduled to be held on September 9–10, 2023, in New Delhi on Friday, September 8. (ANI Photo)
A NUMBER of world leaders and dignitaries from across the globe arrived in India on Friday (8) for the two-day G20 summit scheduled for Saturday (9) and Sunday (10).
The high-profile guests included, from US president Joe Biden to British prime minister Rishi Sunak to top officials from the United Nations and organisations such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and European Union.
Here are some glimpses of the dignitaries who reached India for the mega event:
US president Joe Biden (left) being received by Indian minister of state for civil aviation VK Singh (second from left), US ambassador to India Eric Garcetti (right) and others upon his arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi to attend the G20 summit on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (PTI Photo)Egyptian president Abdel Fattah-El-Sisi (left) received by Indian minister VK Singh on his arrival at the New Delhi airport ahead of the G20 summit, in New Delhi on Friday, September 8, 2023. (ANI Photo)Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni (right) being welcomed by Indian minister of state for agriculture and farmers’ welfare Shobha Karandlaje on her arrival to attend the G20 Summit, at the New Delhi airport on Friday, September 8, 2023. (ANI Photo)Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese (fourth from left) received by Indian minister of state for information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar (second from left) on his arrival at New Delhi airport ahead of the G20 summit, on Friday, September 8, 2023. To Albanese’s left is his wife Jodie Haydon. (ANI Photo)Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina (second from left) welcomed by Indian minister of state for railways Darshana Jardosh on her arrival for the G20 summit, at Palam Airforce Airport, in New Delhi on Friday, September 8, 2023. (ANI Photo)UK prime minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty arrive at Palam Airforce Airport for the G20 summit, in New Delhi on Friday, September 8, 2023. (ANI Photo)Omani deputy prime minister Sayyid Asaad arrives for the G20 summit, at Palam Airforce Airport, in New Delhi on Friday, September 8, 2023. (ANI Photo)President of the Union of Comoros and chairperson of the African Union Azali Assoumani arrives for the G20 summit at Palam Air Force Airport, in New Delhi on Friday, September 8, 2023. (ANI Photo)Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed by Indian minister VK Singh on his arrival for the G20 summit, at Palam Airforce Airport, in New Delhi on Friday, September 8, 2023. (ANI Photo)Argentinian president Alberto Fernández (third from left) and his foreign minister Santiago Cafiero (extreme right) arrive to attend the G20 summit, at the airport, in New Delhi on Friday, September 8, 2023. (ANI Photo)Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov arrives for the G20 summit, at Palam Airforce Airport, in New Delhi on Friday, September 8, 2023. (ANI Photo)International Monetary Fund’s managing director Kristalina Georgieva arrives at New Delhi airport for the upcoming G20 Summit, in New Delhi on Thursday, September 7, 2023. (ANI Photo)South African president Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at the Palam Air Force Station to further attend the G20 summit, in New Delhi, India, on Friday, September 8, 2023. (ANI Photo)Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida receives a warm welcome on his arrival for the G20 Summit, at Palam Airforce Airport, in New Delhi on Friday, September 8, 2023. Accompanying him is his wife Yuko Kishida. (ANI Photo)
