New Delhi: Attending the G7 summit nearly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (June 13) underlined India’s commitment to democracy, freedom of thought and liberty.
He burdened the necessity for open and democratic societies to work collectively and strengthen one another, the ministry of exterior affairs stated in an announcement.
“At G7 summit, Modi underscored vulnerability inherent in open societies and called on tech firms to ensure safe cyber environment,” P Harish, Additional Secretary (Economic Relations) MEA, stated.
The prime minister additionally spoke on the problem of local weather change, asserting that India is on monitor to meet its Paris commitments.
“PM Modi today spoke in 2 sessions on climate change and open societies. On climate change, PM called for collective action, recognizing that this challenge can’t be addressed in silos. He shared that India is the only G20 country on track to meet its Paris commitments,” Harish stated.
Calling on the G7 to show management, PM Modi sought their sturdy assist for India and South Africa’s proposal for a TRIPS waiver at WTO.
The UK PM Boris Johnson expressed his disappointment at not having the ability to welcome PM Modi in individual on the summit.
The theme chosen by the UK for this 12 months’s summit was “Build back better” in reference to the devastating influence of the pandemic over the previous 18 months & the necessity for policy-driven bold and focused restoration measures.
The three broad tracks of dialogue over the previous two days centered on vaccines and restoration from COVID-19, setting and local weather change, open societies, and open economies.
““This is for the first time that India has been engaged in ministerial and working-level tracks as a guest country,” MEA stated.
“Our engagement was fruitful, productive and we hope to take forward our engagement in various initiatives including in the run up to COP26,” the ministry added.
