India's G20 Presidency brought the world together: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar lauded India’s presidency of G20, saying that it “brought the world together.” Speaking at the World Cultural Festival event in Washington DC, Jaishankar said New Delhi managed to install new energy in sustainable development, green growth and digital delivery.

“Our collective living has become more intense. It must also be more harmonious and more collaborative. The big challenges of the day, be there climate change, economic progress or societal well-being, cannot be effectively addressed in isolation,” the foreign minister said.

He said that India used the opportunity of the G20 to bring the world closer. “Bringing the world together has become even more important. It is with this approach that India took up the responsibilities of the G20 presidency. Our theme: One Earth, One Family, One Future is represented so well today before us culturally.”

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He added, “I am proud to say that we in India lived up to our responsibility and as a result, we have managed to install new energy in sustainable development, in green growth and in digital delivery”.

Washington DC is hosting the World Cultural Festival 2023 where countries from across the globe have come together to portray their culture.