The G-20 group of industrialized countries and important developing countries accepted the African Union (AU) as a member. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this on Saturday at the opening of the G-20 Summit in New Delhi. India currently leads the group of states. “In agreement with all of you, I would like to invite the Chair of the African Union to take up his seat as a permanent member of the G20,” Modi said. Comoros President and current AU chairman Azali Assoumani approached Modi and hugged him. The head of the Indian government is trying to present his country as a leader of the southern countries. For him, the entry of the African Union was an important success of the summit.

With this recognition, the African Union (AU), which has 55 member countries on the continent, will receive the same status as the European Union. The EU is currently the only regional organization with full membership. The AU is currently only an “invited international organization”https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/.”We welcome the African Union as a permanent member of the G20 and firmly believe that recognition of the African Union is essential. to “will contribute to overcoming current global challenges,” said the draft summit declaration, which was accessed by the Reuters news agency. The federal government supports expanding the G20 to include the African Union, as well as countries such as Brazil, South Africa and Canada.

The G20 currently includes 19 countries and the European Union. Its members represent about 85 percent of global economic output, more than 75 percent of world trade, and about two-thirds of the world’s population. The G20 is an important forum for international economic cooperation. Topics such as climate change are also regularly on the meeting agenda.

However, not all heads of state and government are taking part in the summit being held in New Delhi currently. Apart from Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is also missing. The summit is seen as a possible venue for a meeting between Xi and US President Joe Biden after the two world powers tried for months to repair their ties, which were torn apart by trade disputes and geopolitical tensions.