Indian PM Modi hands over gavel of G20 presidency to Brazil President Lula da Silva

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday handed over the ceremonial gavel of the Group of 20 presidency to Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the G20 summit here.

"I congratulate Brazilian President and my friend Lula da Silva and hand over the gavel of Presidency," PM Modi said minutes before the New Delhi G20 Summit concluded.  

Earlier Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva handed over saplings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of Session 3 of the G20 Summit.

While Indonesia held the G20 presidency last year, Brazil will hold the presidency after India.   
India took over the G20 presidency on December 1 last year at the G20 Summit at Bali in Indonesia and will continue to hold it till the end of November.   

The New Delhi Declaration was adopted by G20 leaders on Saturday, the first day of the Summit.  

The G20 leaders visited Rajghat on Sunday morning to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi.