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Modi Announces Inclusion of African Union to G20 as Permanent Member

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the inclusion of the African Union to the G20 as a permanent member during the first session of the G20 leaders’ summit in New Delhi.
"India's G20 presidency has become a symbol of inclusion, of 'sabka saath' both inside and outside the country. This has become people's G20 in India. Crores of Indians are connected to this. In more than 60 cities of the country, more than 200 meetings have taken place. With the sense of 'Sabka Saath', India had proposed that the African Union be granted permanent membership of G20. I believe that all of us agree to this proposal," Modi was quoted as saying by the ANI news agency.
After Modi’s remarks, Chairperson of the African Union Azali Assoumani took a seat among other G20 permanent members.
In June, Modi wrote a letter to G20 leaders proposing that the African Union be given full membership of the group.
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