G20: Following the Summit, Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak, and other leaders to fly home

Twenty Heads of State, including US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, are to depart from New Delhi on Sunday, September 10. The leaders would be going back to their respective countries after attending the G20 Summit at New Delhi's Bharat Mandapam.  

In the two sessions, 'One Earth and One Family,' the leaders of 20 countries have reached a consensus on the inclusion of the African Union as a G20 Member. Further, they have also brought the G20 members to a consensus on the Russia-Ukraine war issue.  

Last Day of G20 Summit 

After the G20 Summit concludes, the Centre has allotted responsibilities to Union Ministers of States to see off the foreign delegates after the summit, as per the sources. A directive in this regard was issued by the foreign secretary. The Heads of State of countries including UAE, US, Bangladesh, Egypt, China, Australia, UK, Argentina, Indonesia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Turkey, Japan, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Republic of Korea, Canada and Singapore are scheduled to depart on Sunday, from Delhi, said the sources.  

Who is leaving when?

• US President Joe Biden’s departure from India is scheduled at around 10.20 a.m., and MoS Rajeev Chandrashekhar will see him off.
• UK PM Rishi Sunak will depart from Delhi at 2.15 pm, where MOS Kailash Chaudhari will see him off. 
• Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will depart from Delhi at around 10.30 a.m., and MoS Anupriya Patel will see her off. 

Apart from the 20 heads of state, seven G20 leaders of countries including Brazil, the African Union (represented by Comoros), Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, the European Union and Mauritius would also be heading to their respective countries. Notably, during day one of the G20 Summit, US President Biden emphasised the importance of the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor.

President Biden said that the United States would work with its partners to invest in building sustainable, resilient infrastructure, and making quality infrastructure investments. He was addressing the Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment (PGII) and India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor programme at Bharat Mandapam, Delhi.

"This is a real big deal. I want to thank PM. "One Earth, One Family, One Future," that's the focus of this G20 Summit. And in many ways, it's also the focus of this partnership that we're talking about today,” said Biden. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also held a meeting with British counterpart Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the summit on Saturday and discussed ways to deepen trade linkages and boost investment.