With just a week to go for the G-20 summit in Delhi, Chinese President Xi Jinping has not confirmed his presence at the meeting on September 9-10, sources in Delhi and Beijing said, amid reports that he may skip the high-powered meeting. Most other leaders, including U.S. President Joseph Biden, and leaders of the U.K., France, Germany, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Indonesia etc have already confirmed they will be present, and are expected to arrive at various times on September 8. In addition, Saudi Prince MbS is likely to be given an exceptional welcome as a State guest, and will stay on for a bilateral visit on September 11.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador have already regretted India’s invitation for the G-20, and will send Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Mexican Economy Minister Raquel Buenrostro Sanchez respectively in their place. In case, Mr. Xi doesn’t attend, international news agency Reuters reported that the Chinese Premier Li Qiang would replace him at the Summit, after attending the East Asia Summit in Jakarta on September 7.
