Tag: G20

About the possibility that Turkey could host talks between Russia and the west, Lavrov said Moscow would be willing to listen to any suggestions but could not say in advance whether this would lead to results, The Guardian reported.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said that Russia started a war and does not want to end it, whereas Ukraine is defending its own land and fighting for peace.

Union Health Minister advocated for an inclusive, agile and responsive framework for health emergency management, supported by a global mechanism of surveillance, sustainable financing and equitable distribution of medical countermeasures.

The G20, he said, plays a catalyst role in the recovery of the world economy, adding that he had telephone conversations with both leaders of Russia and Ukraine this week.

"As per practice, a G20 Secretariat is being established to handle work relating to substantive / knowledge / content, technical, media, security and logistical aspects of India's G20 Presidency," according to the statement.

Smriti Irani also conveyed India's solidarity with the G20 for promoting gender equality and women's empowerment amongst partner countries

Berlin: Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar has proposed creation of G20 working group on terrorism and called for a people-centric approach by the grouping for Africa. Akbar, who was on a three-day visit to Germany starting Feb 15 to attend G20 foreign ministers’ informal meeting, discussed issues relating to rule-based international order. […]

G20 ministers on Saturday began their two-day deliberations to work out a "real and tangible framework" to push global growth amid clamour for a more transparent tapering programme by the US Fed Reserve with a view to reducing volatility in the global financial markets

Nairobi: G20 nations are collectively not on track to meet their Paris Agreement commitments, but they have huge opportunities to undertake rapid and deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, a new UN research has said. An advance chapter of the 2019 Emissions Gap Report, released on Saturday ahead of the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit […]

New Delhi: The powerful G-20 grouping on Thursday announced USD 5 trillion for the global economy after COVID-19 outbreak to counter economic disruptions triggered by the coronavirus crisis. The G-20 leaders under the chairmanship of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman held an extraordinary video conference in which they resolved to use all available policy tools to […]

Riyadh: The 2020 G20 Leaders Summit will be held virtually on November 21–22 and will be chaired by the Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the G20 presidency said in a statement on Monday. “The G20 presidency will build on the success of the extraordinary virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit held in March, and […]

Riyadh: G20 Finance Ministers and central bankers have agreed to extend the debt relief for poor countries by six more months until June 2021 in an effort to help the nations weather the coronavirus-induced impact on their economies. During a virtual meeting on Wednesday, the participants committed to continue working together to support the poorest […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attended the 15th edition of the G20 Summit, chaired by Saudi Arabia this year. Speaking at the summit, Modi said that coordinated efforts by the largest economies of the world will surely lead to faster recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Modi tweeted that he had a very […]

Riyadh: The G20 leaders have emphasized the group’s commitments to safeguarding the planet and adopting clean energy, according to an official statement. During the second and final day of the 12th G20 Riyadh Summit, the Saudi presidency on Sunday hosted a high-level side event on safeguarding the planet, during which the G20 leaders highlighted the […]