Exterior Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will go to South Africa to take part within the Group of 20 (G20) Overseas Ministers’ Assembly from February 20-21, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs stated on Wednesday.
As per the Ministry of Exterior Affairs, the EAM will go to Johannesburg on the invitation of South Africa’s Minister of Worldwide Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola.
The EAM’s participation within the G20 meet will additional strengthen India’s engagement with the G20 international locations and bolster the voice of the World South on this essential discussion board, the MEA famous.
The Exterior Affairs Minister can also be anticipated to carry just a few bilateral conferences on the margins of the Overseas Ministers’ Assembly.
Notably, South Africa assumed the G20 Presidency from December 1, 2024, by to November 2025.
The G20 contains 19 international locations together with Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkiye, United Kingdom, and United States, along with two blocs; European Union and the African Union.
The G20 members embrace the world’s main economies, representing 85 per cent of worldwide Gross Home Product, over 75 per cent of worldwide commerce, and about two-thirds of the world inhabitants.
The G20 Presidency rotates yearly among the many members and is chosen from a distinct regional grouping of nations. The 19 member international locations are subsequently divided into 5 teams comprising a most of 4 international locations every.
In the meantime, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated earlier that he won’t be attending the upcoming G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, citing issues over the nation’s actions, together with the expropriation of personal property.
He additionally criticised South Africa’s use of the G20 platform to advertise “solidarity, equality, and sustainability” to advertise “Range, Fairness, and Inclusion (DEI) and local weather change.”
