Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan at G20 Sherpa assembly> Photo: Twitter/@MOS_MEA
The second Sherpa assembly underneath India’s G20 presidency kickstarted right here on March 31 with Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan expressing hope the Kumarakom deliberations will help in reaching formidable and agreed outcomes.
Addressing the delegates, Mr. Muraleedharan stated the G20 theme primarily based on common brotherhood i.e. “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth One Family One Future” has discovered resonance the world over, with its all-encompassing, inclusive message, capturing the varied international challenges of the day.
“Our broad G20 priorities of Green Development, Climate Finance and LiFE; Accelerated, Inclusive and Resilient Growth; Accelerating progress on SDGs; Technological Transformation and Public Digital Infrastructure; Multilateral Institutions of the 21 Century and Women-Led development have found broad acceptance. ”
“These priorities were also supported by 124 countries of the Global South at our Voice of the Global South Summit in January 2023”, he stated.
He stated the Chair’s Summary and Outcome Document following the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held from 1-2 March, 2023 in New Delhi was the primary ever in G20.
“Its key outcomes included endorsement of multilateral reforms, a shared approach to development cooperation, the need for Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to mobilise additional financing, an unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, and a resolve to counter new and emerging threats, need for reliable food and fertilizer supply chains as well as resilient supply chains, global skill mapping, among others”, he stated.
In a primary, additional deepening of cooperation between G20 and African companions, i.e., the African Union, was highlighted, he stated.
“With South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, AU Chair Comoros, Mauritius and AUDA-NEPAD, the Indian Presidency has the highest ever participation from Africa in any G20”, he stated, including all of this has been doable solely as a consequence of our collective efforts regardless of the challenges the world is dealing with proper now.
“Let me express my confidence that Kumarakom will provide you all with the perfect opportunity to take stock of the work done so far, as well as to deliberate on the way forward for further cementing G20’s good work and achieving ambitious and agreed outcomes”, the minister stated.
