Chinese President Xi Jinping to skip G20 summit in Delhi
The Hindu
Russian President Vladimir Putin has already conveyed to PM Narendra Modi his decision to not attend the summit in-person as he has to focus on the “special military operation” in Ukraine.
It is almost certain that Chinese President Xi Jinping is going to skip the G20 summit in India next week and Premier Li Qiang is set to represent China at the conclave, people familiar with the development said on September 2.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has already conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi his decision to not attend the summit in-person as he has to focus on the "special military operation" in Ukraine.
The Russian president had skipped the Bali summit of G20 in November last year as well.
Many leaders in the past skipped the G20 summits for various reasons and it does not reflect anything about the host country, the people cited above said.
In its capacity as the current president of G20, India is hosting the annual summit of the influential grouping in New Delhi on September 9 and 10.
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"The Chinese President is not travelling to India for the G20 Summit," said one of the people cited above, adding that Premier Li is likely to represent China at the Summit.