The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Harivansh, held a series of bilateral meetings with Presiding officers from the Parliaments of Russia, Germany, Italy, and host South Africa on the sidelines of the 11th G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20) in Kleinmond, South Africa.
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh addressed various sessions at the 11th G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20) in Kleinmond, South Africa, on Thursday.
Underlining that terrorism is a global challenge against humanity, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday said the world should come together to fight this menace.
Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, while stressing multilateralism, observed that in today's interconnected world, we cannot view any particular issue in isolation.
"I think terrorism unfortunately is upon us and that's something on which we all align. I think certainly between India and Singapore, we are all aligned on that. The need for us to deal with that so we don't give any opportunity for terrorist attacks to take place. I think that's something
The two-day P20 Summit in New Delhi concluded successfully on Saturday, with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla thanking all the dignitaries for their contribution to the success of the event in India.
On the first day of the summit itself, the joint declaration for the 9th G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20) was adopted with consensus to engage in parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue in relevant fora as a catalyst for promoting international peace.
The world has only now understood the menace of terrorism, and it is high time for the leaders to come together on a common methodology to fight this menace, Defence Expert Major General (retd.) PK Sehgal said on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday emphasized that the P20 Summit is taking place on the land that is not only known as the mother of democracy but is also the largest democracy in the world.