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NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar‘s participation in the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Bali, Indonesia, this week will strengthen India’s engagement with the member states and, as a G20 ‘Troika‘ member and the incoming G20 presidency, India’s role in the upcoming discussions assumes even greater importance, the government said on Tuesday.
“We are currently extending steadfast support to the Indonesian presidency, and will be taking forward discussions on contemporary global challenges, with a view to achieving meaningful outcomes, during our presidency,” said the external affairs ministry in a statement.
Jaishankar will be in the company of US secretary of state Antony Blinken and his Russian and Chinese counterparts, Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi respectively, in Bali. The US state department announced on Tuesday that Blinken will have a bilateral meeting with Wang on the sidelines.
He will be visiting Bali on July 7-8 to participate in the meeting where participating foreign ministers will deliberate on issues of contemporary relevance, such as strengthening multilateralism and global challenges like food and energy security in the wake of the Ukraine conflict. “During the visit, EAM is expected to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from other G20 member-states,” said government.
The presidency of the G20 rotates every year among its member-states, with the country that holds the presidency working together with its predecessor and successor, also known as ‘Troika’.
Italy held the G20 presidency in 2021 while Indonesia is playing the role in 2022 and India will assume the charge in 2023. Italy, Indonesia and India are the ‘Troika’ countries at present.
“We are currently extending steadfast support to the Indonesian presidency, and will be taking forward discussions on contemporary global challenges, with a view to achieving meaningful outcomes, during our presidency,” said the external affairs ministry in a statement.
Jaishankar will be in the company of US secretary of state Antony Blinken and his Russian and Chinese counterparts, Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi respectively, in Bali. The US state department announced on Tuesday that Blinken will have a bilateral meeting with Wang on the sidelines.
He will be visiting Bali on July 7-8 to participate in the meeting where participating foreign ministers will deliberate on issues of contemporary relevance, such as strengthening multilateralism and global challenges like food and energy security in the wake of the Ukraine conflict. “During the visit, EAM is expected to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from other G20 member-states,” said government.
The presidency of the G20 rotates every year among its member-states, with the country that holds the presidency working together with its predecessor and successor, also known as ‘Troika’.
Italy held the G20 presidency in 2021 while Indonesia is playing the role in 2022 and India will assume the charge in 2023. Italy, Indonesia and India are the ‘Troika’ countries at present.
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