Indian delegation briefed their UK counterparts on its priorities throughout its upcoming UNSC tenure.
New Delhi:
Days forward of India taking on a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, India and the UK have held discussions on points which can be on the world physique’s agenda with the Indian officers briefing their British counterparts in regards to the nation’s priorities together with reformed multilateralism and counterterrorism.
India and the UK held bilateral consultations on UNSC points on Friday via the video tele-conferencing mode.
The UK delegation was led by James Kariuki, the Director of the Multilateral Policy Department of UK Commonwealth and Foreign Office, and included different UK Foreign Ministry officers and representatives from their Missions in New York and New Delhi. The Indian facet was led by Prakash Gupta, Joint Secretary (UNP & Summits), Ministry of External Affairs, and included different officers from MEA, Permanent Mission of India in New York and Indian High Commission in London.
The UK facet congratulated India on its election to the us and either side mentioned intimately a variety of points on the UN Security Council agenda, the MEA mentioned in a press release.
The Indian delegation briefed their UK counterparts on its priorities throughout its upcoming UNSC tenure, together with reformed multilateralism and counterterrorism, it mentioned.
The UK facet additionally knowledgeable of its priorities throughout its upcoming Presidency of UNSC, together with Climate and Security and famine and starvation in battle conditions.
Both sides agreed to work intently and proceed their engagement on all points below UNSC agenda over the following two years, the MEA mentioned.
India takes a seat on the highly effective UN Security Council as an elected non-permanent member for a two-year time period starting January 1, 2021.
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