Union Minister Piyush Goyal addresses inaugural session of ICRIER's 13th Annual International G-20 Conference

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the pandemic has remodelled several G20 priorities. Addressing the Inaugural Session of the ICRIER's 13th Annual International G-20 Conference yesterday, Mr Goyal Goyal called for pursuing a more inclusive and equitable agenda at the G20.

The G20 is the international forum that brings together the world’s major economies. Its members account for more than 80 per cent of world GDP, 75 per cent of global trade and 60 per cent of the population of the planet. The Union Minister said that today the entire world understands that in this Interconnected and Interdependent



World, no one is safe until everyone is safe.

 

He mentioned that towards that end a greater degree of global economic coordination is the need of the hour. He added that it is imperative to tackle this pandemic on the one hand, to ensure vaccination for everybody and also serious research on finding a cure for Covid-19. 

Mr Goyal said, an AatmaNirbhar Bharat is not about closing India’s doors to engagements with the world but it is actually opening the doors wider. He called upon the G20 to play a leadership role for People, Planet and Collective Prosperity.