Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is in Bali for two days to attend the G20 Summit met UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The photo of the two leaders in conversation was shared by the Prime Minister’s Office.
PM Modi also met Senegal President Macky Sall and Prime Minister of Netherlands Mark Rutte, apart from French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Joe Biden. PM Modi was welcomed to the summit by Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
The Prime Minister addressed the G20 Summit in Bali in the first session on ‘Food and Energy Security’. “I heartily congratulate President Joko Widodo for giving effective leadership to the G-20 in a challenging global environment. Climate change, the Covid pandemic, the developments in Ukraine, and the global problems associated with it. All these together have caused havoc in the world. Global supply chains are in ruins. There is a crisis of essentials, essential goods all over the world,” he said, further adding that there should be no hesitation in acknowledging that multilateral institutions such as the UN have been unsuccessful in tackling these issues.
He said that the onus of creating a new world order rests in the shoulders of the G20 nations. “I am confident that next year when the G20 meets in the holy land of Buddha and Gandhi, we will all agree to convey a strong message of peace to the world,” he said. India will assume the presidency of the G20 from December 1.
Today’s fertiliser shortage is tomorrow’s food crisis, said PM Modi, adding that during the pandemic, India ensured food security for 1.3 billion citizens. He spoke about the measures taken in India to ensure sustainable food security such as promotion of natural farming and re-popularising nutritious and traditional food grains like millets.
“India's energy-security is also important for global growth, as it is the world's fastest growing economy. We must not promote any restrictions on the supply of energy and stability in the energy market should be ensured. India is committed to clean energy and environment. By 2030, half of our electricity will be generated from renewable sources,” he said.
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