New Delhi: The G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant stated on Monday that India under G20 Presidency will focus on establishing collaborations between developing nations, the global south, and advanced economies, while interacting with Sperpas of all Emerging Market Economies (EME) on the sidelines of the 1st Sherpa meeting of the G20 India Presidency at Taj Fateh Prakash in Udaipur.


He added that productive discussions are underway in the meeting.









On December 4, in the welcome note to all delegates, India's G20 Sherpa stressed on India's belief that leadership is about finding path-breaking solutions in the midst of crisis, ANI reported.


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Kant in his tweet wrote, "Delighted to interact with Sherpas of all the Emerging Market Economies (EME) on the sidelines of the 1st Sherpa meeting of the #G20India Presidency. We discussed issues of mutual interest, inclusive, resilient & accelerated growth and advancement of the Global South."


He held a productive discussion with the Sherpas G20 Troika comprising India, Brazil & Indonesia. "As members of troika, which consists of current, past and future Presidencies, we will work together to take forward India’s priorities in #G20," he said in another tweet.






He further said, "There is a lot of crisis in the world including disrupted supply chains, geopolitics, global debt, climate finance and other challenges. A crisis is an opportunity and this (G20 presidency) is the greatest opportunity we have got. We are putting together the agenda and our leadership will be very decisive and action-oriented. We will try and do everything possible to be positive and forward-looking", as reported by ANI.


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The four-day gathering of the Sherpas of G20 Members, invited countries and International Organizations will set the stage for the important conversation on some of the most pressing issues of our time, including technological transformation, green development and facilitating inclusive and resilient growth.


On December 1, India officially assumed the yearlong G20 Presidency of the influential group during which more than 200 meetings will be held in the country across 55 locations.


(With inputs from ANI)