India will host G20 Summit in 2022, says PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday while attending an ongoing international meet in Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires said India will host the G20 Summit In 2022, when the country will celebrate its 75th year of Independence.

"It's India's 75th Independence Day in 2022, and we had requested Italy if we can get '22 instead of '21 (for hosting G20 summit).They accepted our request, others accepted it too. I'm grateful and I invite leadership from across the world to come to India in 2022," ANI quoted PM Modi as saying.

PM Modi at #G20Summit: It's India's 75th Independence Day in 2022 & we had requested Italy if we can get '22 instead of '21 (for hosting G20 summit).They accepted our request, others accepted it too.I'm grateful & I invite leadership from across the world to come to India in 2022 pic.twitter.com/5vl6yFe2HP

— ANI (@ANI) December 1, 2018

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