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PM Narendra Modi To Virtually Participate In G-20 Leaders' Summit On Afghanistan Today
Swarajya Staff
Oct 12, 2021, 10:33 AM | Updated 10:33 AM IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually participate in the Group of 20 (G20) Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit on Afghanistan today (12 October), reports Hindustan Times.
The meeting has been scheduled to deliberate extensively on the overall situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over. The PM was invited to be part of the summit by Italy, the convener of the summit and also the present chair of the G-20, a block of nations that includes 20 of the biggest economies in the world.
"At the invitation of the Italian Presidency of the G-20, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the upcoming G20 Extraordinary Leaders' Summit on Afghanistan on October 12 in virtual format," said the Ministry Of External Affairs (MEA).
At the invitation of the Italian Presidency of the G20, PM @narendramodi will participate in the G20 Extraordinary Leadersâ Summit on Afghanistan on 12 October 2021, in virtual format.
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) October 11, 2021
Press Release â¡ï¸ https://t.co/wJ81z4lswM
In a statement, the MEA said the agenda of the meeting would include a discussion on response to humanitarian needs and access to basic services and livelihood in the war-torn nation that was taken over by the Taliban in August this year.
Notably, PM Modi had earlier participated in the SCO–CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organisation) outreach summit on Afghanistan last month.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had also participated in the meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers on Afghanistan on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York.
With PTI Inputs
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