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13 Nov

South Africa expects G20 summit to strengthen multilateralism

Johannesburg, Nov 13 (IANS) South Africa expects the upcoming G20 summit to strengthen multilateralism and reform the global institutions of governance, South Africa's top diplomat said. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola made the remarks while briefing the media in Pretoria, South African administrative capital, about the implementation of his country's foreign policy and upcoming engagements, Xinhua news agency reported. He explained that the G20 Leaders' Summit, scheduled from November 18 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the moment when heads of state and government approve the agreements negotiated throughout the year and point out ways…

06 Sep

Nigerian President arrives for G20 Summit

New Delhi, Sep 5, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Delhi on Tuesday evening to attend the G20 Summit, which is scheduled to take place in the national capital on September 9-10. Tinubu is the first foreign dignitary to arrive for the multi-lateral event. "Arrivals begin for the G20 Summit! @NGRPresident @officialABAT is the first Head of Delegation to arrive in New Delhi for the Summit. Received by MOS @MoHFW_INDIA @spsinghbaghelpr at the airport. This is President Tinubu’s first visit to India since the assumption of office," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on X (formerly Twitter). Minister…

04 Sep

India to position itself as the ‘Voice of Global South’ at G20 Summit

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The New Delhi G20 summit, scheduled to be held between September 9 and 10, is just round the corner and is being highlighted as one of the key achievements of the government in positioning India as the voice of the Global South. After two days of intense deliberations, the G20 Summit will culminate with a New Delhi Declaration, which is expected to outline the main agenda items namely climate change and climate finance, the role of multilateral development banks (MDBs) in poverty alleviation, advancement on sustainable development goals, technological transformation and digital public infrastructure and…

04 Sep

Biden ‘disappointed’ Xi won’t attend G20 Summit in New Delhi

Washington, Sep 4, US President Joe Biden has expressed his "disappointment" over his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping's likely absence at this week's G20 Summit in New Delhi. According to news reports, Chinese Premier Li Qiang is expected to represent China at the summit which will take place from September 8 to 10 in the Indian capital, reports the BBC. "I am disappointed... but I am going to get to see him," Biden told reporters on Sunday, without providing any further details. The last time the two Presidents met was at the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia in 2022. Xi had…

01 Sep

Guterres going to G20 summit with messages of global financial reform, fighting climate change

United Nations, Aug 31, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced on Thursday that he will be going to the G20 summit in New Delhi carrying the messages of global financial reform and fighting climate change as he takes a swing through four international summits ahead of next month's high-level UN meetings. G20 countries, as the world’s biggest economies, "need to look seriously into reform of global financial institutions, rules and frameworks, to adapt them to today’s realities and more effectively enable developing countries to access the resources they need to invest in the (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)", he said.…

13 Jul

Delhi G20 Summit an opportunity to start reform of global financial system: Guterres

United Nations, July 13, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has denounced the international financial system as a relic of the colonial past and said that the G20 Summit in India offers an opportunity to start moving on reforming it. The debt crisis faced by 40 per cent of the developing countries is because of the “inequality built into our outdated global financial system, which reflects the colonial power dynamics of the era when it was created," Guterres said here on Wednesday. He referred to the recent international initiatives on dealing with the crisis and said, “The upcoming G20 Summit is an…

02 Jun

BRICS foreign ministers condemn terrorism in all its forms

New Delhi, June 2, The BRICS foreign ministers have strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations whenever, wherever and by whomsoever committed. In a joint statement issued after their meeting held in Cape Town on Thursday, they recognised the threat emanating from terrorism, extremism conducive to terrorism and radicalisation. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attended the conference. The ministers are committed to combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including the cross-border movement of terrorists, and terrorism financing networks and safe havens, the statement said. The BRICS ministers reiterated that terrorism should not be associated with any…

20 May

Kashmir’s historic hospitality will be displayed internationally during G20: LG

Srinagar, May 20 (IANS) J&K Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha said on Saturday that the G20 meeting will put Kashmir's historic hospitality on display internationally. While inaugurating the Riverfront on River Jehlum at Raj Bagh in Srinagar, Sinha told reporters that the 6-kilometre long Riverfront has been completed and more is in the offing. "Srinagar is being developed on an international level. Free Wi-Fi Zones, Cycle tracks, walkways and cafes will come up shortly as a new library will also be opened in the city soon. "Srinagar city, which is surrounded by water bodies will be a smart city in every sense…

13 May

JCO injured as Army foils infiltration bid in Kashmir (Ld)

Srinagar, May 13 (IANS) A junior commissioned officer (JCO) was injured on Saturday as the Army foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector. Defence sources said that the JCO received minor injuries when alert troops of the Army foiled the infiltration bid on the LoC in Uri sector of Baramulla district. The JCO was shifted to a hospital for treatment, sources said. Earlier, a defence spokesman said, "There was an exchange of fire between militants and own troops. The Pakistan side tried to fly a quadcopter over the incident site, but on being fired…

16 Mar

The President of South Korea urges stronger coordination to counter Pyongyang’s threats while visiting Japan

Tokyo, March 16 (IANS) During his highly symbolic trip to Japan, visiting South Korean Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday said Seoul and Tokyo should work together to deal with threats from North Korea, as he opened a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida amid a thaw in the long-strained relations between the two nations. The summit took place at the Prime Minister's official residence hours after the President arrived in the country on a highly symbolic trip in the wake of the resolution of a protracted row over wartime forced labour, reports Yonhap News Agency. The two-day visit is South Korea's…