"China has a very strong presence not just in Angola but across Africa, but we have to also understand our strengths. There are certain areas where India can do very well. There are certain areas, perhaps China is already doing well, but not necessarily the competition," MEA Secretary Dammu
Ministry of External Affairs said that Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco "specifically" requested India's support in improving healthcare infrastructure in Angola during the delegation level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi.
MEA Secretary (Economic Relations) Dammu Ravi said that President of Angola Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco has affirmed support to India in tackling terrorism.
BRICS Sherpa Secretary (ER) Dammu Ravi participated in the BRICS Sherpas Meeting being held in Rio de Janeiro. During the meeting, the participants discussed multilateralism, sustainable development, and the enhancement of intra-BRICS cooperation.
MEA Secretary (ER) Dammu Ravi said, "In the context of Global South, there is a very strong commitment from both leaders to deepen this understanding on the agenda of development which is very dear to the Global South, is taken forward and the global discourse is built on it."
Secretary of Economic Relations, Dammu Ravi, while addressing a press briefing about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Nigeria on November 16-17, said that the visit is happening after a gap of 17 years.
The meeting culminated in the adoption of the G20 Ministerial Call to Action, underscoring commitments to strengthen drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services worldwide.
Welcoming the inclusion of the African Union in G20 during the New Delhi Summit last year, the ministers said the G20 presidencies of India, Brazil, and South Africa lay a solid ground for addressing inequalities, imbalances, and shortcomings in the world economy.