New Delhi: New Delhi : World leaders from across the globe convened at Delhi's historic Rajghat on the second day of the G20 Summit and paid homage to the revered Mahatma Gandhi. The gathering, hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, witnessed a distinguished assembly of international figures including rench President Emmanuel Macron and United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak , marking a significant moment in the ongoing summit.
Apart from the two international stalwart, other dignitaries including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan were also present. They were warmly greeted by Prime Minister Modi, who donned an "angrakha," a traditional Indian attire.
The primary objective of this gathering was to lay wreaths at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, the iconic leader of India's independence movement and an enduring symbol of peace and non-violence. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, World Bank President Ajay Banga, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom, and International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva were also present at the hallowed grounds of Rajghat, emphasizing the global significance of the occasion.