UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praises India's Presidency of G20

14 Sep 2023 Evaluate

Praising India’s Presidency of the G20, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has highlighted that New Delhi did its best to have the voice of the Global South represented and put the development agenda at the centre of discussion during its year-long leadership of the grouping. He said ‘I'd like to say and I believe I should pay tribute to the Indian presidency. The Indian presidency did its best in order to have the South's voice represented and did its best to put the development agenda in the center of the discussions of the G20’. He added ‘Of course, the conclusions are what they are. They depend on what countries are ready to accept. But I think that effort needs to be underlined’.

He said that the ‘simple fact that there being a consensus’ on adopting the declaration means that there was a compromise and ‘compromise is something that is essential in present days’. He said ‘This is a time to come together for real, practical solutions. It is time for compromise for a better tomorrow. Politics is compromise. Diplomacy is compromise. Effective leadership is compromise. If we want a future of peace and prosperity based on equity and solidarity, leaders have a special responsibility to achieve compromise in designing our common future for our common good. Next week here in New York is the place to start’.

At G20 Summit, PM Narendra Modi had announced the Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) will accelerate sustainable biofuel deployment and support the global energy transition. GBA will spawn international cooperation especially among agriculturally endowed countries for furthering the goals of inclusive and green growth. India’s net carbon zero goal of 2070 will also receive a fillip. 

Also, Prime Minister had announced a shipping and rail transportation corridor linking countries across the Middle East, South Asia and Europe at G20 Summit. Narendra Modi hosted leaders of the world's biggest economies, including US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov among others.

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