New Delhi

Noting India's G20 Presidency is an honour for the country which every Indian should take pride in, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sought cooperation from political parties for its success and termed them stakeholders.

India's G20 presidency is an honour for the country which is something every Indian should take pride in, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told political parties at the meeting on Monday.

According to reports, Prime Minister told an all-party meeting at the Rashtrapati Bhavan that India's G20 presidency is not just an honour to any particular individual or political party but for the entire nation.

"It is a big proud moment for us as a nation and all of us are stakeholders and therefore we all need to cooperate and make this a huge success," the PM told the leaders.

Prime Minister Modi requested all political parties to participate wholly and encourage public partnership and engagement.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik were among those present at the meeting which was held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

India formally assumed the G20 Presidency on December 1.

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The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum of the world's major developed and developing economies. Last month, Indonesia handed over the G20 presidency to India in the presence of PM Modi at the Bali summit for the coming year.