The European Union on Friday said it is looking forward to welcome the African Union as a permanent member of the G20 at its New Delhi summit.
President of European Council Charles Michel said this a day ahead of the G2O summit being hosted by India.
"The European Union is looking forward to
Prime Minister Modi has been leading from the front on the issue of the African Union s membership of the G20. In June, Modi wrote to the G20 leaders pitching for granting the African Union the full membership of the grouping at its New Delhi summit.
China on Thursday expressed its support for the inclusion of the African Union (AU) in the G20, saying it is the "first country to explicitly support" the inclusion of the African bloc in the grouping.