Madrid 8 Sep : Spanish President Pedro Sánchez will not attend the G20 Summit that is taking place in India after he tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.
Sánchez stated “I tested positive for COVID this afternoon and will be unable to fly to New Delhi for the G20 Summit. I’m all right. The First Vice President Nadia Calvino, the Minister of Economic Affairs, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, EU and Cooperation will represent Spain at the G20 Summit, he continued. Sánchez is the third head of state to cancel his attendance at the G20 Summit. The other two leaders who won’t be traveling to Delhi are Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
On December 1 of last year, India took over as G20 president, and 60 cities around the nation hosted 200 G20 meetings. The culmination of all G20 processes and talks with ministers, senior officials, and civil society will take place during the 18th G20 Summit in New Delhi.
At the conclusion of the G20 Summit, a statement from the G20 Leaders outlining their support for the goals discussed and decided at the corresponding ministerial and working group meetings will be adopted.
The next G20 presidency is going to be taken over by Brazil in 2024, followed by South Africa in 2025