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G20 presidencies of last year, 2024 hand over sapling to PM Modi

The symbolic ceremony took place at the start of the third session, 'One Future', of the G20 Summit

PTI New Delhi Published 10.09.23, 11:41 AM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented saplings by Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the Session-3 on 'One Future' during the G20 Summit 2023 at the Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented saplings by Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the Session-3 on 'One Future' during the G20 Summit 2023 at the Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. PTI

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, representing the G20 presidencies of last year and the next year, handed over a sapling each to current chair Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.

The symbolic ceremony took place at the start of the third session, 'One Future', of the G20 Summit.

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First Widodo handed over the sapling to Modi and then Lula da Silva presented the sapling to the prime minister, amidst applause from other leaders.

The G20 leaders summit will draw to a close this afternoon with India handing over the G20 presidency to Brazil.

India on Saturday pulled off a big diplomatic win after the G20 summit adopted a consensus declaration overcoming major differences on the Russia-Ukraine war, as Prime Minister Modi called for ending "global trust deficit".

Modi also announced that the African Union was admitted as G20's permanent member.

Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

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