GUWAHATI: As part of the 2023 G20 summit, India will hold more than 200 events spread across major metro cities, and Assam will host around 5 events from the total events to be held in India.
Assam will host around five G20 meetings from January 2023 till April 2023. India will assume the G20 Presidency from December 1, 2022, for one year.
As the nation ramps up its preparation to hold the summit in 2023, government sources told the media that India will organise more than 200 events spread across major cities, including Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Guwahati, etc, as part of the summit.
A source in Dispur talking to G Plus on the condition of anonymity said, “Five events will be organised in Assam. Four meetings will be held in Guwahati and one in Dibrugarh.” The source further added that the venues are not yet decided as a central team will visit Assam soon to decide and fix the venues.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the logo, theme, and website of the 2023 G20 summit on November 8. The upcoming summit will be one of the most high-profile international gatherings ever to be hosted by India.
According to media reports, the main summit will be held in October-November 2023 in Delhi. The list of invitees will include the 20 permanent G20 members, other invitees, and around 10 to 12 world bodies.
These include the United Nations (UN), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Trade Organisation, the World Health Organisation (WHO), etc.
The leaders of permanent invitee countries including Singapore, Spain, Netherlands, Bangladesh, and Egypt will also attend the summit, reported media.
Sessions like the T-20 summit, think tank summit, W-20 women's summit, and Y-20 youth summit are among the 200 events that will be held as part of the G20 summit.
The meetings will focus on health, labour, finance, environment, education, renewable energy, climate change, the pandemic, and other important issues around the world.