Jammu and Kashmir to hold G20 summit next year

Our Correspondent

Samaan Lateef

Srinagar, June 24

Jammu and Kashmir will hold G20 meeting next year as India is to take presidency later this year.

India will assume the G20 Presidency on December 1, 2022 from Indonesia, and will convene the G20 Leaders' Summit for the first time in India in 2023.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration constituted a five-member committee for coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

“Sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of a committee for overall coordination of G-20 meetings to be held in the Union Territory of J&K,” reads an order issued by the General Administration Department.

Principal Secretary to the government, Housing and Urban Development department, has been nominated as chairman of the committee.

He is also nominated as UT-level nodal officer to coordinate the arrangements for G-20 meetings in Jammu and Kashmir.

The four members of the committee are the Commissioner, Transport Department; Administrative Secretary, Tourism Department; Administrative Secretary, Hospitality and Protocol Department; and Administrative Secretary, Culture Department.

A copy of the order has been sent to Harsh Vardhan Shringla, G-20 chief coordinator, MEA.

The G20 comprises 19 countries and the European Union. The 19 countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the UK, and the US.