New Delhi: India has been invited as a guest to the G7 meeting by the United Kingdom this yr. The meeting will even witness involvement of different nations together with Australia, South Korea and South Africa, mentioned Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
On Tuesday (March 30), Suresh Prabhu, India’s Sherpa to G-20 and G7, attended the second digital meeting of Sherpas of Group of Seven (G7) and guest nations. G7, which incorporates Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, is an intergovernmental organisation.
COP26 Summit and world well being cooperation had been the important thing points which had been mentioned in the course of the meeting, beneath the UK’s G7 Presidency.
“Second meeting of the Sherpas of #G7 & Guest countries held today. Shri Suresh Prabhu, India’s #G7 Sherpa, attended the meeting. Key priority issues under UK`s #G7 Presidency agenda discussed, including preparations for the COP26 Summit and global health cooperation,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.
Second meeting of the Sherpas of #G7 & Guest nations held immediately.
Shri Suresh Prabhu, India’s #G7 Sherpa, attended the meeting.
Key precedence points beneath UK’s #G7 Presidency agenda mentioned, together with preparations for the COP26 Summit and world well being cooperation. pic.twitter.com/FQUCRe997M
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) March 30, 2021
“India has been invited as a guest country of the #G7 by the UK this year, along with Australia, South Korea and South Africa,” he added.
In January, the UK prolonged an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a guest to the G7 summit, which is scheduled to happen in Cornwall from June 11 to 14 this yr.
Taking it to his official Twitter deal with, Prabhu mentioned that the roadmap of the upcoming COP26 beneath the presidency of the United Kingdom was mentioned.
— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) March 30, 2021
“We also discussed the roadmap of the upcoming COP26 under the presidency of United Kingdom and focussed on the important challenge of climate change that is being faced by the world today,” he mentioned in a press release.
