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“Ceasefire, Diplomacy”: PM’s Advice to Ukraine Crisis at G20 Summit

November 15, 2022
Bharat Times

PM Modi in Bali on three-day visit for G20 summit

Citing the horrors of World War II, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the G-20 summit in Bali that the world must find a way out of the ceasefire in Ukraine and return to the path of diplomacy.

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  1. The Prime Minister said, “In the last century, World War II wreaked havoc in the world. After that the leaders of that time made serious efforts to adopt the path of peace. Now it is our turn.”

  2. The prime minister met US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the summit, in which the global food crisis, climate change and the Ukraine conflict are high on the agenda.

  3. The Prime Minister said, “The need of the hour is to show concerted and collective resolve to ensure peace, harmony and security in the world.” “I am confident that when the G20 meets next year in the holy land of Buddha and Gandhi, we will all agree to send a strong message of peace to the world,” he said.

  4. India is set to chair the G20, a powerful bloc that represents 85 per cent of global GDP and 75 per cent of global trade, and will host the summit next year.

  5. The Prime Minister underlined the global challenges of the Ukraine war, climate change and the COVID pandemic and their impact on global supply chains. “There is a crisis of essential, essential commodities all over the world. The challenge is more serious for the poor citizens of every country,” he said.

  6. “We should also not hesitate to admit that multilateral institutions such as the United Nations have failed on these issues. And we have all failed to make appropriate reforms in them. Therefore, the world today has high hopes from the G20.” added.

  7. Emphasizing on how India ensured food security for its citizens as well as many other countries during Covid, the Prime Minister flagged the global shortage of fertilizers. “Today’s fertilizer shortage is tomorrow’s food crisis, which the world will not have a solution for. We must build a consensus to keep the supply chains of both fertilizer and food grains stable and secure.”

  8. Speaking on energy security, he said that India’s security on this front is critical for global development as it is the world’s fastest growing economy. “We should not promote any restrictions on the supply of energy and ensure stability in the energy market,” he said.

  9. The Prime Minister said, “India is committed to clean energy and environment. By 2030, half of our electricity will be generated from renewable sources. Inclusive energy transition requires timely and affordable finance and sustainable supply of technology to developing countries.” ,

  10. The Prime Minister said that during the presidency of India’s influential global bloc, efforts would be made to work towards building a global consensus on all such important issues.