He expressed India's support for the Brazilian presidency's priority of reducing inequalities and emphasised on LiFE, women-led development, digital health, creative economy, mobility of talent and multilateral development bank (MDB) reforms.
"China has persisted with its senseless attempts to rename places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. We firmly reject such attempts. Assigning invented names will not alter the reality that Arunachal Pradesh is, has been, and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India's position on the Israel-Gaza conflict and said that New Delhi condemns terrorism, calls for safe and timely aid to Palestinians, and also believes in a two-state solution.
India is constantly in touch with Russian authorities to have Indian nationals released and discharged as early as possible, Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday.
Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated, "Our position on the matter has been made very clear on Arunachal Pradesh time and again. We have recently also issued statements in this regard. I think a couple of statements."
Randhir Jaiswal stated that the two leaders will also hold talks on issues related to bilateral ties and review the intergovernmental commission that was held earlier.
The senior Biden administration official's statement came a few days after the Chinese military repeated its claim over the northeast state after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a visit here and launched development projects.
The Ministry of External Affairs, in an official statement, also noted that the people of Arunachal Pradesh will "continue to benefit" from India's development programmes and infrastructure projects.
During the meeting in Brasilia, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) G20 Abhay Thakur highlighted India's successful utilization of DPI-enabled national programs across various sectors including rural development, social welfare, women's empowerment, education, and healthcare.