SME Times News Bureau | 27 Jun, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on Wednesday said he would meet important world leaders on the sidelines of the
G 20 Summit.
On the sidelines, I also look
forward to engaging with leaders of our major partner countries on important
issues of bilateral and global importance, said Modi in an official release.
I am visiting Osaka, Japan to
attend G 20 Summit. I look forward to discussing the major challenges and
opportunities faced by our world today with other global leaders. Women
Empowerment, issues related to digitalization and artificial intelligence, and
progress in achieving SDGs and in our common efforts to address major global
challenges such as terrorism and climate change form the rich agenda of the
Summit, he added.
The Summit will provide an
important opportunity to reiterate and reinforce our strong support to reformed
multilateralism, which is crucial for preserving rule-based international order
in today’s fast changing world.
The Summit will also be a
platform for sharing India’s strong developmental experience of the last five
years, which provided the basis for a resounding mandate by the people of India
to the Government to continue on the path to progress and stability, he said.
The Osaka Summit will also be
an important stepping stone for India towards hosting the G-20 Summit in 2022,
when we usher in a New India in the 75th Anniversary year of our Independence,
Modi added.
I also look forward to host the next Russia, India
and China (RIC) Informal Summit on the sidelines, and also to participate in
the next informal meetings of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South
Africa) and JAI (Japan, America and India) leaders.