Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he will hold wide-ranging discussions with G20 leaders in Bali on key challenges such as reviving global growth, ensuring food and energy security and addressing issues related to health and digital transformation. In a statement ahead of his visit to Bali for the G20 leaders’ summit, Modi said he would also highlight India’s achievements and its “unwavering commitment” to jointly address key global issues.
Modi travels to the Indonesian city late Monday afternoon for a three-day visit to attend a summit to discuss pressing global challenges including the fallout from the Ukraine conflict, particularly in the areas of food and energy security. Among others, Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron will take part in the summit.
“During the Bali summit, I will have wide-ranging discussions with other G20 leaders on key issues of global concern such as reviving global growth, food and energy security, environment, health and digital transformation,” Modi said. On the sidelines of the G20 summit, I will meet the leaders of several other participating countries and review the progress of India’s bilateral relations with them,” he added. “During my interactions at the summit, I will highlight India’s achievements and determination to jointly address global challenges,” he said.
The Prime Minister also mentioned India’s upcoming G20 chairmanship. In a momentous moment for our country and citizens, Indonesian President Joko Widodo will hand over the G20 presidency to India at the closing ceremony of the Bali Summit,” the Prime Minister said. “India will officially take over the chairmanship of the G20 from December 1, 2022. I will also extend my personal invitation to the G20 members and other invitees to our G20 summit next year,” he said. Modi said India’s chairmanship of the G20 will be based on the theme of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Country, One Family, One Future”.
