G20 delegates from Brazil, Germany, Japan, Indonesia, and China recently arrived at the Varanasi Airport to participate in the G20 Development Ministers’ Meeting from June 11th to June 13th. Upon arrival, they were welcomed by Awadh’s Faruwahi dance and Kashi Vishwanath Damru Vadan Samiti, who also performed Indian dance and Damru Vadan.
Several notable attendees included Australian politician Patrick Conroy, Brazil’s Ambassador to India Mauricio Lyrio, European commissioner for International partnerships Jutta Urpilainen, German minister for economic cooperation and development Svenja Schulze, Japanese Minister Shunsuke Takei, and China’s Zhao Yifan.
The G20 Development Ministers’ Meeting is being held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh and is scheduled under India’s G20 Presidency. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will chair the meeting, which will also see a special video address from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The meeting is taking place amidst various developmental challenges, including the global economy slowdown, debt distress, effects of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss, among others. The G20 Development Ministerial meeting aims to agree on actions to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and foster synergies between the development, environment, and climate agendas, while avoiding costly trade-offs that hold back progress for developing countries.
Overall, the Varanasi Development Ministers’ Meeting is a crucial opportunity to address the pressing development challenges of our time, while advancing towards a more sustainable future.
