Apart from China and Turkey who are likely to not attend G20 meeting, several G20 member states will only participate in the summit at a low level, Hindustan Times reported quoting people familiar with the situation. The meeting is scheduled to take place in Srinagar next week.
China, which skipped the G20 summit in Arunachal Pradesh in March, and Turkey won’t be present in Srinagar, according to the report.
China’s choice appears to be related to Pakistan’s objections, a close friend, while Turkey has questioned India’s handling of the Kashmir crisis in the past.
The sources told the newspaper that several additional nations, both G20 member states and guest countries invited by India to participate in the G20 process, are expected to participate at a low level at the meeting in Srinagar. Instead of officials from their own capitals, these nations are likely to be represented by diplomats from their embassies in New Delhi. These nations most likely include Saudi Arabia and Mexico.
The third G20 working group meeting on tourism will be held in the region from May 22 to 24 – the first global event there since August 5, 2019 when BJP led government of India scrapped the special status of the country’s only Muslim-majority region.
