India’s Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi is currently on a 3-day visit to the island of Bali, Indonesia for the 17th G20 Leaders’ Summit. The Prime Minister tweeted his greetings to the people of Indonesia in the Indonesian language as he reached the world’s largest archipelago. PM Modi received a warm welcome in traditional Balinese style as he arrived at Bali airport.
He congratulated Indonesian President JokoWidodo for his effective leadership of the G20, especially in a difficult global environment underlined by Climate change, the Covid Pandemic, and the recent developments in Ukraine. He mentioned the global supply chain disruptions and the resultant challenges for the poor citizens of every country caused due to these disruptions.
Hence, he highlighted the relevance of G-20 saying, ‘today the world has greater expectations from the G-20, the relevance of our group has become more significant’. On the sidelines of the G20 Summit, Prime Minister Modi also had brief interactions with global leaders such as U.S President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak, President of Senegal MackySall and World Bank President David Malpass.