HAMBURG: Aiming for strengthening international partnerships and support the overcoming of pressing challenges under prevailing geopolitical situation, German government launched North-South Commission on Development on Tuesday during the ingoing Hamburg Sustainability Conference in the port city of Hamburg. The Commission has the purpose of intensifying relations with countries in the Global South and to develop them into a global network. Former Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz and Laura Chinchilla, former president of Costa Rica will be the co-chairs of the commission with 20 members. India will be involved in the talks to look for various aspects to be worked about to make the commission more inclusive.
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