Washington: The White House announced on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will visit India from September 7 to 10 to participate in the G-20 Leaders’ Summit. There, he will talk with other leaders about a variety of global problems including the situation in Ukraine.
According to a statement from the White House, President Biden will also commend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s G20 leadership.
The G20 world leaders’ summit is scheduled to be held in New Delhi on September 9 and 10. The summit is expected to be one of the largest gatherings of world leaders in India. India assumed the G20 Presidency on December 1, 2022, from Indonesia.
“President Biden and G20 partners will discuss a range of joint efforts to tackle global issues, including on the clean energy transition and combatting climate change, mitigating the economic and social impacts of Putin’s war in Ukraine”, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
This is the Vice President’s third trip to Southeast Asia in the past two years, and builds on her August 2021 visit to Singapore and Vietnam and her November 2022 visit to Thailand and the Philippines”, Ms Jean-Pierre said.
