As Bali Summit ends, Indonesia hands over G20 presidency to India

‘Today’s era must not be of war’: G20 declaration echoes PM’s message

Highlights

• “The peaceful resolution of conflicts, efforts to address crises, as well as diplomacy and dialogue, are vital. Today’s era must not be of war,” the communique said
• India played a key and critical role in bringing consensus amongst all countries on the communique, people familiar with the matter said
• It said the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons is inadmissible, in an apparent reference to Moscow’s reported indication that it could use the nuclear option

BALI: Indonesia on Wednesday handed over the G20 presidency to India for the coming year at the Bali Summit here with Prime Minister Narendra Modi terming it a matter of pride for every Indian citizen.

At a brief ceremony, Indonesian President Joko Widodo handed over the G20 presidency to Prime Minister Modi at the conclusion of the two-day G20 Summit here.

“Together with every countries’ efforts, we can make the G20 summit a catalyst for global welfare,” Modi said.

The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum of the world’s major developed and developing economies. The handing-over ceremony came as the member states issued a joint declaration.

Leaders at the G20 Summit on Wednesday called for an immediate end to the Ukraine conflict, holding that “today’s era must not be of war”, a formulation that echoed Modi’s message to Russian President Vladimir Putin in September.