India beliefs Bangladesh’s growing capabilities to add value at G-20: Verma

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Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma today said

New Delhi believed that Bangladesh’s developmental experience and growing

capabilities stood to add value to discussions at G-20.

He made remark while speaking an discussion titled “G20 Summit : Dhaka to New

Delhi” organized by the Bangladesh foreign ministry at foreign service

academy in the capital to mark Dhaka’s participation at the G-20 Summit to be

held in New Delhi on 9-10 September 2023 under India’s Presidency.

The envoy said India’s invitation to Bangladesh to participate as a Guest

Country during India’s G20 Presidency this year not only reflected the

importance India attached to Bangladesh as a close friend and partner, but

also highlighted the Bangladesh’s significant development journey.

Verma thanked Bangladesh, as India’s closest neighbor and most special

friend, for actively joining and enriching the G-20 deliberations in

different domains throughout the year and for making India’s G-20 presidency

a great success.

High Commissioner observed that India’s Presidency of G-20 came at a time

when the global recovery was emerging from the shadows of the COVID-19

pandemic and coping with a myriad of challenges that have led to economic

slowdown and uncertainty in global economic growth.

He marked including supply chain disruptions, climate change, food and energy

security risks, geopolitical uncertainties, inflation, and a looming debt

crisis as the current global challenges.

The G20 Presidency has been an important recognition of India’s capabilities

to set the agenda and lead the global efforts for collective well-being

during these difficult times.

In doing so, Verma noted, India has made special efforts to bring the

aspirations and perspectives of the Global South into the priorities and

deliberations of G-20.

He described Bangladesh’s participation in G20 this year as a valuable

contribution to this goal.

During its G-20 Presidency, he said, India has strived to shape the global

agenda based on the vision of “One Earth, One Family, One Future” by bringing

enhanced focus on securing inclusive and green growth, pursuing climate

action through Prime Minister Modi’s vision of “lifestyle for environment”,

building disaster resilience, transitioning to renewable energy, putting

technology for people’s empowerment and forging reformed multilateralism.

High Commissioner stressed that India counts on Bangladesh’s support to

translate these ideas into action.

The event was attended by foreign minister Dr A K Abdul Momen, Ambassador-at-

large and G-20 Sherpa of Bangladesh Mohammad Ziauddin, as well as members of

diplomatic corps and senior officials of foreign and other Ministries of

Bangladesh.

The event included panel discussions by diplomats, officials and experts on

three key priority areas of India’s G-20 Presidency: Women-led Development,

Digital Public Infrastructures, and Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) & Green

Development.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha