Prabhu to attend G-20 Ministerial meeting in Argentina

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New Delhi : Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu will participate in the G-20, Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting, being held in Mar del Plata in Argentina on September 14 and 15, 2018. The meeting will provide an opportunity for a dialogue on current developments in international trade and its implications for the global economy.

Ahead of the meeting, the Commerce Minister said that India will work along with other countries to reform WTO and ensure that it continues to be an engine for global trade. The Minister further said that India looks forward to working with all member countries for an agreeable, forward looking, reform agenda. Through the G-20 forum, India will take this idea forward in mission mode.

The key issues that will be discussed in the Ministerial Meeting include global value chains, the new industrial revolution and the international trade outlook. The multilateral trading system is facing unprecedented challenges in the wake of protectionist measures by some countries, which is not compatible with the WTO, according to a PIB release.

G-20 comprises 19 countries and the EU. The countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. The other invited members are Chile, Netherlands, Spain and representatives of regional groups of Jamaica, Rwanda, Singapore and Senegal. The G-20 members represent 75% of international trade.