External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met Amina J. Mohammed, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations in New Delhi today. In a tweet, Dr Jaishankar said they have discussed the issues related to G20, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) status and climate challenges.
The Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) Amina J Mohammed arrived in India on a three-day visit yesterday. It is her first visit to India since her reappointment as the UN Deputy Secretary General for a second five-year term in January 2022.
During her visit, she will have meetings with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, MoS for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, Suman Bery, and India’s G20 Sherpa, Amitabh Kant.
Deputy Secretary-General will also be travelling to Bengaluru, where she will be interacting with experts from premier information and technology research institutions.