Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will deliver a valedictory address, today, on the concluding day of the Ninth G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) which is being held at Yasho Bhumi in New Delhi.
On the second day of the Summit, two sessions on the subjects – Mainstreaming Gender Equality – From Women’s Development to Women-led Development and Transformation in Peoples’ Lives through Public Digital Platforms will be held. During the concluding session of the Summit, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will hand over the P20 Presidency to the Parliament of Brazil. The two-day P20 Summit began yesterday at Yasho Bhoomi in New Delhi which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Yesterday, on the first day of the Ninth G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit, the Presiding officers of the Parliaments of G20 and invited countries unanimously adopted a Joint Statement reaffirming their commitment to continue their joint works to make an effective and meaningful parliamentary contribution to the G20 process. The Joint Statement says that Parliaments will continue to engage in parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue in relevant fora as a catalyst for promoting international peace, prosperity, and harmony, including supporting the peaceful resolution of conflicts and disputes, the Statement further reads. The Presiding Officers also congratulated India on the inauguration of the new building of Parliament, befitting its ancient traditions of people’s participation in governance and decision-making. They also congratulated the Parliament of India for the passage of the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ ensuring the reservation of one-third seats in Lok Sabha and in State legislatures.
