Ajit Karn
Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, China, Indonesia, Spain, and Croatia arrived in India on Thursday in order to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting from March 1-2 in Ranchi.
Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Foreign Minister of China Qin Gang, Foreign Minister of Indonesia Retno Marsudi, Foreign Minister of Spain Jose Manuel Albares Bueno, and Foreign Minister of Croatia Gordan Grlic Radman arrived in India on Thursday for the meeting.
Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, also arrived Thursday for the meeting of foreign ministers.
“On their arrival in India for the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, greetings to FM Qin Gang of China, FM @Menlu RI of Indonesia @Kemlu RI, FM @FaisalbinFarhan of Saudi Arabia @KSAmofaEN, and DG @wto @NOIweala. The Foreign Ministers of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia will also participate in #Raisina2023 “The official Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson tweeted on Thursday.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the UAE, Sameh Shoukry, Foreign Minister of Egypt, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in India on Wednesday to participate in the G20FMM.
“Welcome to India, FM Sameh Shoukry of Egypt @MfaEgypt, FM @ABZayed of the United Arab Emirates @MoFAICUAE, and @SecBlinken of the United States @StateDept. Looking forward to the #G20FMM discussions. Additionally, @SecBlinken and FM Shoukry will participate in #Raisina2023 “Wednesday, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.
The foreign ministers of Canada, Argentina, the Netherlands, Singapore, and Bangladesh arrived in Delhi for the meeting earlier on Wednesday.
The G20FMM will be held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, and approximately 40 delegations are anticipated to attend.
This will be India’s second ministerial meeting since assuming the presidency. Bengaluru hosted the first ministerial meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.
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According to Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra, this is one of the largest gatherings of Foreign Ministers ever hosted by a G20 presidency.
