Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said hosting the G20 is a golden moment for India and the frameworks built during its presidency “will bring effective results for the whole world”.
Last year, India assumed the Presidency of the G20 for the first time to lead discussions and initiatives among member countries on challenges related to major macroeconomic issues, trade, and trade. , sustainable development, health, agriculture, energy, environment, climate change and the fight against corruption.
The coal and mines minister told PTI during an interaction ahead of the summit that begins on Friday.
“The agenda is for the global good, for the earth’s good, for a sustainable earth’s future and that’s why our tagline for the G20 is ‘One Earth, One Earth’. Family, One Future’ part of it. Joshi, who also holds the post of Parliamentary Home Affairs, said: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi focused on the sustainable development of economies and said now is not the time for war. His work has been accepted and appreciated globally”. He said that the outcome of this three-day summit will certainly bring good results for the whole world.
Regarding India’s position, Joshi said: “The country has been a leader in the past few years under the leadership of the Prime Minister and what India says today, the world listens and approves. »
Joshi said, India has fulfilled its important global responsibility during the Covid crisis by providing domestically produced vaccines and other medicines needed to various countries to fight the crisis.
The member countries of the Group of 20 (G20) include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa. , Turkey and the United Kingdom. and the United States) and the European Union. G20 members represent about 85% of global GDP, more than 75% of global trade, and about two-thirds of the world’s population.
