Yogesh K Porwar & Avanth Kumar Kankariya
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has assured full cooperation for organising G-20 meets in the state.
The Chief Minister conveyed this when Harsh Vardhan Shringla,former Foreign Secretary and Chief Coordinator of G-20 called on Bommai today.
India is set to take charge as the head of the G-20 in December. G-20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union (EU).
Speaking on the occasion Shringla said,G-20 is making an immense contribution for the growth of world economy and development.
For the first time India is getting the opportunity to lead it.
In accordance with Prime Minister Modi’s wish a series of G-20 related meets would be held in various parts of India.
There are plans to hold about 10 meets in Karnataka.
We need the state government’s cooperation and suggestions in this regard,” Shringla said.
Reacting to the request Bommai said, Karnataka has ties with all the nations which are part of G-20. So it is only apt to hold these meets in Karnataka.
“It is a matter of pride,Bommai said and suggested to project Karnataka’s conducive economic and industrial ecosystem to the participating nations during the proposed meets.
Karnataka is in the forefront in technology based industries, it is the leading state in number of startups, unicorns and decacorns.
The state is also set to emerge as the hub for production of semiconductors and Green Hydrogen, Bommai said.