G20 Summit started on Monday in Rio de Janeiro, where all the leaders gathered for a family picture—only to find that US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had been left out. In a video shared from the global event, leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Chinese President Xi Jinping, and French President Emmanuel Macron, walked down a red-carpeted ramp at Rio’s stunning Bayside Museum of Modern Art to the group photo setup.
The world leaders took the stage, chatted, and joked as they gathered for the picture, which was quickly got viral. Meanwhile, Biden and Trudeau arrived from a different direction following holding bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the G20 Summit but were too late, as the leaders had already dispersed. The G20 Summit is an important global meeting for Joe Biden, as the outgoing president prepares to conclude his term.
After the Joe Biden missed the family photo, a US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, “Due to logistical issues, they took the photo early before all the leaders had arrived. As a result, several leaders weren’t actually there. “Although the situation did not seem to be a deliberate move, it reflected the sidelined status of Biden as Donald Trump ‘s comeback looms.
On the first day of the Summit, Biden urged all leaders to back Ukraine’s sovereignty, following having earlier authorized the use of US-supplied long-range missiles by Kyiv against Russia. He also called on G20 leaders to pressure Hamas for a ceasefire agreement with Israel. As videos and pictures from the G20 Summit in Brazil circulated, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was seen somewhat isolated, while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took centre stage at the global event.
Additionally, President Biden and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni were also missing from the picture. This marks the first meeting between Trudeau and Modi since deteriorating relations between the two countries following Ottawa’s allegations against New Delhi in the killing of Separatist terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Trudeau is presently under significant pressure due to rising violence in Canada linked to Separatist supporters.
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