US President Joe Biden on Thursday left for India to take part within the historic G20 Summit in New Delhi to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Biden will comply with the COVID-19 tips of the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) throughout his go to to India for the G20 Summit, the White Home has mentioned.

First Woman Jill Biden, 72, examined optimistic for COVID-19 on Monday. President Biden, 80, was examined for the virus on Monday and Tuesday following his spouse’s optimistic take a look at, however his outcomes have been damaging.

Lower than an hour earlier than his departure for India, the White Home mentioned, “The President examined damaging for Covid.”

The First Woman was quarantined at her Delaware home after testing optimistic and isn’t travelling with the president to India and Vietnam. On Thursday, her workplace mentioned, “The First Woman examined damaging for Covid immediately.”

Travelling with the US president onboard the Air Pressure One embrace US Nationwide Safety Adviser Jake Sullivan, Deputy Chief of Workers Jen O’Malley Dillon, and Director of Oval Workplace operations Annie Tomasini.

Additionally accompanying the president are Principal Deputy Nationwide Safety Advisor Jon Finer, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Director of Speechwriting Vinay Reddy, Director of Communications Ben LaBolt, Director of Scheduling and Advance Ryan Montoya, Performing Chief of Protocol Ethan Rosenzweig, NSC Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific Kurt Campbell, NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communication John Kirby, Senior Advisor for Vitality and Funding Amos Hochstein, Deputy Director of Communications Herbie Ziskend, Senior Director for South Asia, Nationwide Safety Council Eileen Laubacher, amongst others.

In line with the White Home, Biden would arrive in New Delhi on Friday night, with a refuelling cease at Ramstein, Germany.

The US president is trying ahead to a profitable G-20 Summit and advancing a number of of the causes pricey to his coronary heart like local weather change, and reforms of worldwide boards just like the World Financial institution and the Worldwide Financial Funds.

On his maiden journey to India because the president of america, Biden would welcome the African Union as a G20 member, an Indian transfer that has been supported and cheered by world leaders.

He’s anticipated to have a bilateral assembly with Prime Minister Modi on Friday itself.

In the course of the assembly, the 2 leaders are prone to overview the progress made on the choices that they took throughout Prime Minister Modi’s official state go to to Washington in June.

Outstanding points that would function through the assembly could possibly be Ukraine, crucial and rising know-how and among the offers that have been introduced like that of the drones with Normal Atomics and jet engines with Normal Electrical.

The subsequent day President Biden will take part in an official arrival and handshake with Modi. Thereafter he would take part in a sequence of G20 Leaders Summit conferences together with Session 1: “One Earth”; and Session 2: “One Household”.

He will even take part in a Partnership for World Infrastructure and Funding occasion after which finish the day with a dinner and cultural programme with G20 leaders.

Earlier than leaving for Hanoi in Vietnam, the President will go to the Raj Ghat Memorial with G20 leaders, the White Home mentioned.

On Wednesday, White Home Nationwide Safety Council Coordinator for Strategic Communication John Kirby advised reporters that Biden’s focus shall be on delivering financial alternative for creating nations, making progress on key priorities for the American folks comparable to local weather and know-how, and exhibiting the US’ dedication to the G20 itself as a viable, if not very important, discussion board to deal with these points.

“After all, we’re grateful for Prime Minister Modi’s management throughout India’s presidency of the G20, and the President is definitely trying ahead to his bilateral assembly with the prime minister shortly after his arrival in New Delhi.”

“He’s additionally trying ahead to warmly welcoming the African Union as a everlasting member of the G20. We consider that the African Union’s voice will make the G20 even stronger than it already is,” Kirby added.

The G20 member nations signify round 85 per cent of the worldwide GDP, over 75 per cent of the worldwide commerce, and about two-thirds of the world inhabitants.

He hoped that the G20 nations would be capable of problem a joint assertion. “We all know that the Indians additionally want to see a joint communique if you’ll, so we’ll see the place it goes.”

“Oftentimes the sticking level tends to be the battle in Ukraine as a result of nations like Russia and China are much less prone to signal on to language that the remainder of the worldwide group is extra uncomfortable signing on to, so we’ll see the place it goes,” Kirby mentioned.

Other than President Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are among the many G20 leaders who’ve already confirmed their participation within the summit.

Prime Minister Modi will hand over the baton of the G20 Presidency to Brazilian President Lula on September 10. Brazil will formally assume the G20 Presidency on December 1.

The G20 grouping contains Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, the US and the European Union.