Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang to attend G20 FMs meet in India

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will travel to India to attend the meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers on March 2 and Beijing said it is ready to work with all to ensure that the gathering will send a positive signal on multilateralism food and energy security and development cooperationQins visit to India will be the first by the Chinese Foreign Minister after his predecessor Wang Yis visit to New Delhi in 2019 to attend the Special Representatives dialogue on the border mechanismWang and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval were the Special RepresentativesAt the invitation of his Indian counterpart Minster S Jaishankar Foreign Minister Qin will attend the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in New Delhi India on March 2 the Chinese Foreign Ministry said here on TuesdayAlso readShould not be politicised Beijing rejects US report on Covid lab leakAsked about Chinas expectations from the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a media briefing here that in a world fraught with uncertainties and struggling to reboot the economy countries have much to do to overcome the challenges to deliver on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable DevelopmentAs the premier forum for international cooperation it is important the G20 focuses on challenges to the global economy and development and plays a bigger role in driving global economic recovery and developmentChina stands ready to work with all parties to ensure that the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting will send a positive signal on multilateralism food and energy security and development cooperation Mao saidRelations between China and India have virtually frozen ever since the eastern Ladakh military standoff between the two countries in May 2020The two countries have held 17 rounds of highlevel military commanders talks to resolve the standoffIndia has been maintaining that its ties with China cannot be normal unless there is peace in the border areasIndia assumed the Presidency of the G20 on December 1 last yearThe G20 members represent around 85 per cent of the global GDP over 75 per cent of the global trade and about twothirds of the world populationThe member countries include Argentina Australia Brazil Canada China France Germany India Indonesia Italy Japan South Korea Mexico Russia Saudi Arabia South Africa Turkey the UK and the USAThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever