As India prepares to end its G-20 presidency this month with two separate virtual summits to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Brazil hopes to give “continuity” to New Delhi’s priorities, its ambassador said. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has sent out invitations for the two summits — the Second Voice of Global South Summit to be held on November 17, and the G-20 Virtual Summit to be held on November 22. The MEA is still awaiting confirmations from many of the leaders of the two sets of countries. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who will take over the G-20 presidency, has confirmed his attendance at both, and hopes to take forward the focus on the global south and developing world, said Brazilian Ambassador Kenneth Felix Haczynski da Nobrega.
“We see the Brazilian presidency as giving continuity to the Indian presidency, in ensuring that the interests and challenges of the Global South will be an important part of the G-20 agenda,” Mr. Haczynski da Nobrega, who presented his credentials shortly before the G-20 summit in Delhi, told The Hindu. While Mr. Modi did the formal handover of the G-20 “gavel” to Brazilian President Lula at the end of the summit on September 10, India’s G-20 presidency will only end this month.
“The Brazilian G-20 presidency will seek its own special emphasis on fighting hunger and poverty, bringing the idea of sustainable development centre stage to the climate change debate, and will continue to push for the reform of the multilateral system,” Mr. Haczynski da Nobrega added.
