Rome/New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday joined other G20 leaders, including Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and French President Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Trevi Fountain in Rome and tossed a coin into the wishing well for people, planet and prosperity.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted a picture of the leaders standing in front of Trevi Fountain, a landmark in Rome, for a photo op, and each tossing a coin into the fountain waters.
“The G20 leaders at Trevi Fountain, one of the landmarks in Rome.
“For people, planet and prosperity, leaders toss a coin in the wishing well of the Fountain,” he tweeted.
The G20 leaders were in a light mood as they stood around the fountain, chatting and admiring the Roman art.
The leaders will proceed to Roma Convention Centre to attend Day 2 of the 16th G20 Summit. There are two sessions today, Session II on Climate Change and Environment, and Session III on Sustainable Development, which is a working lunch.
In the evening there is a side event, Global Summit on Supply Chain Resilience, being hosted by the US President Joe Biden.
PM Modi is to hold a bilateral meeting with the Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. A bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel is likely.
He will leave in the evening for Glasgow to attend the COP26 Leaders' Summit.
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