BUENOS AIRIES: G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit on Afghanistan

BUENOS AIRIES: G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit on Afghanistan

BUENOS
AIRIES:
At the invitation of
the Italian Presidency of the G-20, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will
participate in the upcoming G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit on Afghanistan on
12 October in virtual format. The Summit is being convened by the G20 Italian
Presidency.

The agenda of the meeting will include a discussion on response to humanitarian
needs and access to basic services and livelihood; security and the fight
against terrorism; and mobility, migration and human rights.

PM had earlier participated in the SCO – CSTO outreach Summit on Afghanistan.
External Affairs Minister, Dr. S Jaishankar, participated in the meeting of G20
Foreign Ministers on Afghanistan on the margins of the UN General Assembly in
New York.

The G20 comprises twenty of the world’s major economies and is an important
platform to help build international consensus and facilitate a coordinated
approach between multilateral organizations, including the UN and its agencies,
and global and regional actors to address the worsening humanitarian crisis in
Afghanistan.

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