The Indian Prime Minister congratulated the African Union on its admission to the G20.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the African Union on its admission to the G20 as a permanent member of the group.

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“India proposes to make the African Union a permanent member of the G20 and I am confident that all members will agree to this proposal. With the support of all of you, I invite the African Union to join the G20,” Modi said in his speech at the first session G20 summit.

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After Modi’s words, Indian Foreign Minister Subramanian Jaishankar approached the President of the Comoros and Chairman of the African Union, Azalee Assoumani, and escorted him to a seat at the table where members of the G20 meet and placed a sign and flag of the African Union in front of him.

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In June, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote to G20 leaders proposing that the African Union be given full membership of the group.