By Admin 
The ongoing G-20 summit in South Africa has ended without completing the formal handover process. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa did not hand over the Gwel to anyone. The guel is a hammer, which is handed over to the next host country of the summit. This time it was to be handed over to America, but after Donald Trump’s summit boycott, it has not been handed over to any American official. The African Foreign Minister said, “There will be no formal handover ceremony today. If America wants, it can take the G20 documents from our Foreign Ministry on Monday.”
At the same time, the White House has given a deep reaction on this and expressed its displeasure. The deputy secretary said, “South Africa has made a mistake by not doing a formal handover of the G-20.”
What is tradition?
Actually, the host country hands over the medal to the host country of the next summit. This is a live ceremony. In this the leaders of both the countries come face to face. This time it was to be handed over to US President Trump, but he boycotted this summit.
Trump had given the reason behind this that white Christians are being killed in Africa, their lands are being snatched away. America had sent an officer to hand over the Gwalior, but the African President refused saying that he would rather hand over the Gwalior to a junior officer than hand over the vacant chair.
On this, the African Foreign Ministry has said that they have no diplomatic dispute with America, but this award is an honor, which cannot be handed over to a junior officer.
What did PM Modi say?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived on his three-day visit, said that India’s history is rich. This will help us advance our collective knowledge for good health and well-being. Africa’s development is critical to global progress and India has always stood in solidarity with the continent.