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terms of installed renewable en- precedes G20 Rome Summit.
ergy, wind and solar energy ca- “Union Finance Minister Smt.
pacity. “I will also highlight the @nsitharaman embarks on an
need to comprehensively ad- official visit to attend #G20
dress climate change issues in- Joint Finance & Health Minis-
cluding equitable distribution of ters meeting in #Rome to dis-
carbon space, support for miti- cuss measures to strengthen
gation and adaptation and resil- #COVID19 #PandemicPre-
ience- building measures, mobi- vention, #preparedness & #re-
lization of finance, technology sponse. The meeting precedes
transfer and importance of sus- #G20RomeSummit,” tweeted
tainable lifestyles for green and the Ministry of Finance.
inclusive growth,” he said. The Ministers of Econo-
The Prime Minister said my and Finance traditionally
COP26 Summit will also provide also take part in the event. The
an opportunity to meet with all Summit is the climax of the G20
the stakeholders including lead- US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry with Modi process and the final stage, at
ers of partner countries, inno- in New Delhi (ANI) the Leaders’ level, of the in-
vators and Inter-Governmental tense work carried out within
Organization and explore the Ministerial Meetings, Work-
possibilities for further acceler- ing Groups and Engagement
ating India’s clean growth. Groups throughout the year.
India will raise issues related The working meetings of
to cross-border terrorism, ter- Heads of State and Govern-
ror financing and terror-related ment will be held at the Rome
activities having an impact on it Convention Centre ‘La Nuvo-
and the world at the G20 sum- la’, in the city’s EUR district.
mit with member countries also The Rome Summit will be
slated to discuss ways to build the 16th G20 gathering at the
back from COVID-19 pandem- level of Heads of State and
ic, Foreign Secretary Harsh V Government. The first was held
Shringla said on Thursday. in Washington in November
Briefing reporters about 2008 and the last - held digitally
Prime Minister Narendra Mo- under the Saudi Presidency - in
di’s visit to Italy for G20 sum- Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla (ANI) November 2020.
mit and to the UK for COP 26 Also, Harsh Vardhan Shrin-
meeting, Shringla said that G20 humanitarian needs of Afghan- and 60 per cent of the world’s gla has said that India has more
follows an economics-orient- istan and we will be responsive population. renewable energy in its basket
ed agenda but India “will not to that situation if the correct “Thus, it is fitting to say that since 2017 and the country will
be falling short in raising issue situation is prevalent,” he said. over time G20 has emerged go to COP26 with full commit-
like cross-border terrorism, ter- The Foreign Secretary said as not only the premier global ment. He was speaking through
ror financing and terror-relat- India has used the G20 plat- forum for international coop- a video conference at an event
ed activities having impact on form for steps to bring more tax eration but also an important organised by India Global Fo-
ourselves and on the world”. “It transparency and curb tax eva- platform to exchange, innovate rum. “Since 2017, we have had
is important to see policies on sions or avoidance, bribery and and deliberate on policy issues more renewable energy in our
corruption, tax evasion, money corruption. He said there’s una- that have a direct and tangible basket; we intend to go in with
laundering but we will not be nimity in G20 “on building back impact on the quality of life of a full commitment to COP26,”
falling short in raising issues re- from the pandemic by focusing our citizens and this could be in India Global Forum quoted him
lated to terrorism,” he added. on job creation, skill develop- areas of global financial stabili- as saying.
Responding to a query on ment and it is an important part ty, sustainable finance, health, According to tweets by the
Afghanistan, the Foreign Sec- of the overall discussions and food security,” Shringla said. Forum, the Foreign Secretary
retary said G20 had organised agenda that will be there”. Union Minister of Finance also lauded India’s vaccination
a summit-level meeting on Af- “Resumption of internation- and Corporate Affairs, Nir- drive and said that the country
ghanistan and the Prime Min- al travel through mutual recog- mala Sitharaman on Thursday has administered one billion
ister had participated in it. “We nition of vaccine, national vac- embarked on an official visit to COVID-19 vaccine doses. He
have been forthcoming on hu- cine document this is been our Italy to attend the G20 Joint said that ties between India and
manitarian support. We did say proposal and there’s strong sup- Finance and Health Ministers’ UK are getting strengthened in
we would like to see assistance port within emerging market meeting in Rome. diverse areas.
in a direct, unhindered man- economies in the group in this She will be discussing mea- “Quantum leap is very rel-
ner and distribution should be regard,” he said. He said G20 sures to strengthen COVID-19 evant when you see what’s
through other independent represents 80 per cent of world’s pandemic prevention, prepared- on the table in the UK-India
agencies. We are aware of the GDP, 75 per cent of global trade ness and response. The meeting Continued on next page... >>

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