President of China Chi Chin Fing He will not attend this week’s G20 summit in New Delhi and his country’s delegation will be led by Prime Minister Li Qiang. The Ministry of External Affairs made this announcement here on Monday. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said in a brief statement that Prime Minister Li Qiang will attend the 18th G20 Summit to be held in New Delhi on September 9 and 10 at the invitation of the Indian government.
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US President Joe Biden is arriving in Delhi on September 7 to attend the G-20 summit. Before Attending G20 Conference Joe Biden is very disappointed with the news that Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the G20 Conference. Significantly, India as the Chair of the G20 is hosting the annual summit of this influential group on September 9-10. More than two dozen leaders from around the world, including Joe Biden, are scheduled to participate. Regarding attending the G20 meeting, reporters asked Joe Biden on Sunday if he was looking forward to visiting India and Vietnam. In response, the US President said that yes, I am very excited.
Not even Putin will come
Joe Biden also expressed disappointment over Chinese President Xi Jinping not attending the conference. When asked about this, he said that I am disappointed, but I will meet him. Let us tell you that apart from Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not participate in the G20 meeting to be held in Delhi.
Let us tell you that Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang is likely to come to India after participating in the East Asia Conference in Jakarta. Earlier, Xi did not attend the G20 summit scheduled in Italy in 2021 due to restrictions imposed by China to contain Covid-19.
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