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G-20 summit 2023 | World leaders take home Kashmiri saffron, Sundarbans honey, and ittar from U.P. as part of gift hamper

Heads of states and world leaders, who participated inthe G-20 summit held last week in New Delhi, were gifted a “curated compilation of handcrafted artefacts and products”.

The summit was held over two days at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on September 9 and September 10. Besides the three sessions — One Earth, One Family, and One Future — the visiting dignitaries also attended the G-20 dinner hosted by President Murmu, and paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, the next day, at the Rajghat.

The leaders who attended the summit include U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. They were also joined by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, IMF Chairwoman Kristalina Georgieva, and Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres.

Here’s a look at what was inside the hamper:

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