US President Joe Biden will be in India on September 7 and 10 to attend the G-20 Leaders' Summit, the the White House announced on Tuesday.
Besides commending on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership of the G20, the President will also discuss with other leaders a range of global issues, including the Ukraine conflict, the statement added.
The G20 world leaders' summit will be held in New Delhi on September 9 and 10. India assumed the G20 Presidency on December 1, 2022, from Indonesia.
"President Biden and G20 partners will discuss a range of joint efforts to tackle global issues, including on the clean energy transition and combatting climate change, mitigating the economic and social impacts of Putin's war in Ukraine," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
"Increasing the capacity of multilateral development banks, including the World Bank, to better fight poverty, including by addressing global challenges, she said in a statement.
Biden will also reaffirm the US commitment to the G20 as the premier forum of economic cooperation, including by hosting it in 2026, Jean-Pierre added.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that Biden's talks with leaders on the sidelines of the summit will focus on climate change, Russia's war in Ukraine and other global challenges.
Meanwhile, the Delhi government on Tuesday approved a proposal to declare holiday in the national capital on September 8-10 in view of the G-20 summit. All schools, government and private offices and commercial establishments will remain closed for three days.
Delhi Police Special Commissioner Madhup Tiwari had earlier wrote a letter to the chief secretary, recommending the declaration of holiday in the state during the high-profile summit which will be held at the newly inaugurated Bharat Mandapam convention centre in Pragati Maidan.
"Since, most of the arrivals will take place September 8 and delegates will depart to their respective countries on September 10-11, there will be a massive movement of traffic which needs to be curtailed to ensure safe passage for the delegates from airport to hotels and to the other venues during the summit," the letter read.
Several heads of states and diplomats including US President Joe Biden, Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron, will attend the event.