Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed leaders of the world's 20 top economies, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to the G-20 summit being held at the Regnum Carya Hotel Convention Center here today.
During the summit, the G-20 countries will review the progress on decisions taken at the last Summit in Brisbane, Australia.
The leaders will also discuss the state global economy and strategies for economic growth and employment, different critical issues related with financial sectors, including trade flows. Before going in for their deliberations at a working lunch, the leaders gathered for a photo op.
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The town of Belek, where the summit is being held, has been declared a high-security zone following the audacious terror attacks in Paris, France late on Friday night. Over 12,000 security personnel, drone detection equipment and mobile cameras have been placed for surveillance of the area.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here yesterday to attend the two-day summit after a three-day successful visit to the UK. He was received by Indian Ambassador to Turkey Rahul Kulshreshth among others.