More than 40 diplomats and officers from the UN and different multilateral organisations had been briefed on “logistical preparations” for the G20 course of throughout a curtain-raiser organised by the federal government at a resort within the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday. The occasion comes per week earlier than India formally assumes the presidency of the G20 grouping of the world’s largest economies, and can lead as much as a summit in 2023, which can see leaders of the U.S., U.Ok., France, Russia, China, and different members, journey to Delhi.
Sources mentioned that one of many key occasions, the Foreign Minister’s Meeting (FMM), can be held in March 2023, whereas the summit can be held in Delhi in September 2023.
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During an “interactive briefing” by India’s G20 Sherpa, Amitabh Kant, G20 National Coordinator Harsh Shringla and different officers, the federal government’s G20 Secretariat gave the invitees particulars of upcoming conferences and preparations being made, in addition to India’s coverage priorities throughout the G20 course of, and points it hopes to spotlight.
“Made a presentation to all Ambassadors & Head of Missions on G20, India’s growth & development story and how we plan to make our Presidency ambitious, action oriented and decisive,” Mr. Kant mentioned in a sequence of tweets, the place he posted photographs of the group within the Andamans.
“Apt to hold this event in the beautiful & historic Swaraj Dweep, as India is on the cusp of taking over G20 Presidency from our neighbour across the Andaman Sea,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned on social media, referring to Indonesia, the G20 host for 2022. India’s presidency will mark the primary time that the “Troika” or hosts of three consecutive years: Indonesia, India and Brazil, all belong to rising international locations.
In specific, India will give attention to managing divisions over the warfare in Ukraine that held up a lot of the G20 course of in 2022, and led to threats of a boycott by the U.S. and European leaders, and finally the Russian President determined to skip the summit. One of the explanations for taking all of the Ambassadors to this pre-G20 occasion within the Andaman & Nicobar Islands was to stress the necessity for them to make sure all leaders attend the summit in India. The go to additionally highlights the federal government’s choice to carry most of the G20’s 200-odd occasions in numerous elements of India, throughout 50 places, somewhat than holding them in a single venue.
The Ambassadors and different diplomats, who flew in a specifically chartered flight from Delhi, travelled to Swaraj Deep (Havelock) island on Friday, after a tour of Port Blair’s Cellular Jail, which housed freedom fighters throughout the British Raj. On Saturday, they participated in yoga class and a beach-cleaning train.
Source: www.thehindu.com