‘The summit envisages bringing together countries of the Global South and sharing their perspectives and priorities on a common platform across a whole range of issues,” said Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra.
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra (Photo: ANI)
India will host a special virtual Summit on 12-13 January called ”Voice of Global South Summit”, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra announced on Friday.
At a media briefing here, he Vinay Kwatra said the theme of the summit was Unity of Voice, Unity of Purpose. ”The summit envisages bringing together countries of the Global South and sharing their perspectives and priorities on a common platform across a whole range of issues,” he added.
More than 120 countries are being invited to this summit. This initiative was inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ”Sabka Saath, Sabha Vikas, Sabka Vishwas Aur Sabka Prayas” and India’s principle of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.
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Kwatra said India has always been at the forefront and consistently championed the cause of the developing world. He said India has been strongly articulating the interests and concerns of partners in the Global South in all international fora.
He said the recent global developments like the Covid pandemic and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine have severely impacted the developing world across many domains. A consultative and outcome-oriented conversation focused on the most pressing concerns, interests and priorities of the developing countries was the need of the hour, he added.
Kwatra said the summit was India’s endeavour to provide a common platform to deliberate on the concerns of the developing nations. He added that India would work to ensure that the valuable inputs generated from partner countries in the Voice of Global South deliberations receive due cognizance globally.
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