Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin will skip the G20 Summit to be held in New Delhi on September 9-10, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced here on Friday. "President Vladimir Putin is not planning a trip to the G20 summit in India, which will be held in September. The main emphasis now is a special military operation," Russian President's Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
Putin did not personally attend the just-concluded BRICS Summit in Johannesburg. He was represented by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. President Putin decided against attending the first in-person BRICS summit after Covid-19 as the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him in March over an alleged scheme to deport Ukrainian children to Russia. South Africa is an ICC signatory and was expected to help in Putin's arrest if he was present in the country.
The G20 summit is scheduled to be held in the national capital under India’s presidency. Delhi police authorities are busy making special arrangements to ensure smooth vehicular movement during the arrival of the high-profile delegates, including heads of states for the mega event.
The Delhi government has issued a notification for public holiday on September 8, 9 and 10, in view of the G-20 Summit scheduled to be held in the national capital on those dates.
"In view of the G-20 Summit scheduled to be held in NCT of Delhi, it has been decided to declare Public Holiday in the National Capital Territory of Delhi," a notification issued by the Deputy Secretary by order in the name of Delhi Lieutenant Governor. (With PTI Inputs)
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