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In Pictures | World leaders come together at the 11th G20 Summit

Some of the moments from the G20 Summit 2016.

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  • Sep 05, 2016, 01:56 PM IST

The 11th G20 Summit began at the Chinese city of Hangzhou on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with various world leaders, including US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, participated in the meeting in the capital city of South Eastern Zhejiang province.

The theme in 2016 is 'Towards an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy'. Key topics discussed at the two-day summit included global economic slowdown, raising protectionism, structural reforms to expand global trade and creation of jobs, innovation, inclusive growth and climate finance.

Here are some photographs from the Summit.

1. At the evening gala

At the evening gala
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Performers give a performance during an evening gala for the G20 Summit at West Lake in Hangzhou. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)

2. Showtime

Showtime
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Performers during an evening gala for the G20 Summit at West Lake, where the political heads of all the nations have come together to discuss issues pertaining to global growth and welfare. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)

3. Opening speech

Opening speech
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Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) makes a speech during the opening ceremony. Seated to his left is the Russian President Vladimir Putin and to his right, the US President Barack Obama. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)

4. Vladimir Putin with Obama

Vladimir Putin with Obama
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. Reuters reported that the meeting between Obama and Putin had a "businesslike-tone" and went on longer than expected. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)

5. Theresa May with PM Modi

Theresa May with PM Modi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Theresa May during a bilateral meeting at the G20 summit. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)

6. Shinzo Abe

Shinzo Abe
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan arrives to attend the G20 Summit. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)

7. Justin Trudeau

Justin Trudeau
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada arrives to attend the G20 Summit. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)

8. Malcolm Turnbull with Theresa May

Malcolm Turnbull with Theresa May
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British Prime Minister Theresa May (R) meets Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a bilateral meeting at the sidelines of G20 Summit. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)

9. Mariano Rajoy and Xi Jinping

Mariano Rajoy and Xi Jinping
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Spanish acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) during their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)

10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi before a meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. Underlining that a "difficult conversation" was not enough to combat global slowdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday pressed for a "collective, coordinated and targeted action" by the G20 members to revive the global economic growth. (Photo courtesy - PTI)

11. Xi Jinping and Obama

Xi Jinping and Obama
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President Barack Obama, right, walks away after shaking hands with China's President Xi Jinping proir to the opening of the G-20 Summit. Following accusations of delivering a calculated diplomatic snub to United States President Barack Obama for not providing with a staircase to leave his plane during his arrival at the G20 Summit by Chinese authorities, a Chinese newspaper has suggested that the incident was 'trifling' one adding, it has been sensationalised by the western media. (Photo courtesy - PTI)

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