The first for Mauritius. The country will participate in the G20 summit in India in September 2023, as the latter will host the event. Several international organizations will also be present.
India will host a summit of leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies on September 9-10 next year in New Delhi. Peninsular Besar will be the chair of the G20 from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023. This replaces Indonesia, where the event will be held next November. It has become a tradition for the G20 Presidency to invite countries and international organizations to its meetings and summits.
The international organizations that usually participate are the United Nations (UN), the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Organization International Labor Organization (ILO), as well as the presidents of regional organizations such as ASEAN (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam). Also, India will invite Bangladesh, Egypt, Mauritius, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Singapore, Spain and UAE as “guest countries” to the G20 summit during its presidency. , India’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
At the Treasury, we welcome this invitation. “It shows the importance that India attaches to Mauritius as a friendly country. It’s something extraordinary,” it was said. Even the Labor leader who is a former foreign minister said it was a good thing. “It’s great that Maurice was invited. This is a good thing. It is a great honor for Maurice,” he said.
India will also invite International Solar Alliance, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure and Asian Development Bank as invited international organizations.
While refining India’s priorities for the G20, ongoing discussions revolve around inclusive, equitable and sustainable growth, green living, women’s empowerment, digital public infrastructure and people-driven development. technology in areas such as health, agriculture, education, tourism, climate finance, food. overall. security, energy security, the fight against economic crime and multilateral reform, the statement said.
As part of the G20 Presidency, India is expected to host more than 200 preparations and other meetings across the country, starting from December this year. India will take over after swapping the G20 presidency twice – first with Italy in 2021 and then with Indonesia in 2022.
What is the G20?
The G20 is an intergovernmental forum that brings together the world’s most important developed and developing countries. This includes 19 countries – South Africa, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, South Korea, USA, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, UK United – and Europe (EU). Spain is a regular guest. Collectively, the G20 represents 85% of global GDP, 75% of international trade and two-thirds of the world’s population. This makes it a leading forum for international economic cooperation.
