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  • 9 Sep 2023 12:42
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces the African Union's permanent membership at the G20 taking place in India starting September 9, 2023.

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  • India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) addresses the G20 Leaders' Summit at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on September 9, 2023. (AFP)
    India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) addresses the G20 Leaders' Summit at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on September 9, 2023. (AFP)

The African Union is to be welcomed as a permanent member of the G20 during the upcoming session of the G20 leaders' summit in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday.

Asian News International quoted Modi saying that "India's G20 presidency has become a symbol of inclusion, of 'sabka saath' [Together] both inside and outside the country," adding that "this has become people's G20 in India. Crores of Indians are connected to this. In more than 60 cities of the country, more than 200 meetings have taken place. With the sense of 'Sabka Saath,' India had proposed that the African Union be granted permanent membership of G20. I believe that all of us agree to this proposal."
 
Chairperson of the African Union, Azali Assoumani, following Modi’s remarks, took a seat as a permanent G20 member. 

A Bloomberg report published on September 7, explained that this transition would elevate the African Union, comprising 55 member states, to a standing equivalent to that of the EU, replacing its current categorization as an "invited international organization."

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The Kremlin announced earlier that Putin would not be attending the meeting, rather, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov would represent Russia accompanied by a delegation.

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