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.
The BRICS ministers of Foreign Affairs met in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod on Monday and held a plethora of discussions, including an important one on the enhanced use of local currencies in trade and financial transactions between the BRICS countries.
Foreign Ministers of Sri Lanka and Maldives congratulated S Jaishankar on his second term as External Affairs Minister of India in the newly constituted cabinet of the BJP-led NDA government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The two-day meeting chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will begin in Nizhny Novgorod and comes ahead of the BRICS Summit slated to be held this October.
Underscoring the strong ties shared by Bangladesh and India, the country's Foreign Minister, Muhammad Hasan Mahmud, has said that Sheikh Hasina has expressed her willingness to work with the new government in the future to strengthen the ties, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath as Ind
The ministers reviewed the paths of joint cooperation between the UAE and New Zealand and the prospects for advancing them in all sectors, including economic, trade and renewable energy.
India has emerged as a strong voice in the past decade. PM Modi has prioritised positioning India as the 'Voice of the Global South' with the 'Vishwa Bandhu' approach. The G20 Summit was held under India's presidency with the theme of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'.
Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz slammed the UN Secretary General's decision to include the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) in a blacklist of countries and entities that harm children during conflict, saying Israel rejects this move "with disgust"
Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz welcomed what he called the "important decision" made International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors demanding that Iran comply with its international obligations and "cease advancing its dangerous nuclear program."
"President Ranil Wickremesinghe departed for New Delhi short while ago, at the invitation of the PM of India, Shri Narendra Modi to attend his swearing-in ceremony, scheduled for this evening," Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, Ali Sabry said in a post on X.
Attended by Sheikha Mariam bint Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairperson of the Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation (SHF) and Vice Chairperson of the Education and Human Resources Council, the meeting aimed to follow up and drive ongoing efforts to enhance the quality of education, boost