The Vice-President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, hosted lunch for delegates of participating nations on the occasion of Ninth G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi today.
The lunch was attended by the Speakers and Heads of Delegation of G20 nations who had participated in the 9th P20 Summit and Parliamentary Forum, hosted by the Parliament of India in cooperation with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) from 12 to 14 October, 2023 in New Delhi.
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The Vice-President also interacted with H.E. Mr. Duarte Pacheco, President of IPU, who called on him at Yashobhoomi. Discussions focused on the importance of interparliamentary cooperation and the role of the IPU in providing a platform for Parliamentarians to discuss wide ranging issues relevant to contemporary times.
President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, H.E. Mr. Duarte Pacheco, called on the Hon’ble Vice-President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar at Yashobhoomi today.
Discussions centred around the importance of interparliamentary cooperation, and the role of… pic.twitter.com/FduYi1hLQi
— Vice President of India (@VPIndia) October 14, 2023
The Vice-President also received Parliamentary Delegations that called on him on the sidelines of the Parliamentary Forum and the P20 Summit.
A day earlier, on October 13, Shri Dhankhar had received the P-20 Parliamentary delegation of Türkiye led by H.E. Mr. Numan Kurtulmuş, Speaker of the National Assembly, and that of Russia, led by the Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia, H.E. Ms. Valentina Matvienko, at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas.
The Vice-President held wide ranging discussions with leaders of both countries. The leaders highlighted the historical, cultural and warm people-to-people contact between India and their respective nations, and also underlined the importance of deeper parliamentary exchanges between their countries.
Hon’ble Vice-President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, received the P-20 Parliamentary delegation of Türkiye led by H.E. Mr. Numan Kurtulmuş, Speaker of the National Assembly. Discussions highlighted the historical, cultural and warm people-to-people contact between India and… pic.twitter.com/tq2FudvILC
— Vice President of India (@VPIndia) October 13, 2023
A Parliamentary delegation led by the Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia, H.E. Ms. Valentina Matvienko, called on the Hon’ble Vice-President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas today.
Discussions highlighted the historic… pic.twitter.com/vSqU5cadg6
— Vice President of India (@VPIndia) October 13, 2023
Prior to this, on October 12, the Vice-President had also received the Australian Parliamentary delegation comprising the President of the Senate, Senator Sue Lines and Speaker of House of Representatives, H.E. Mr. Milton Dick. H.E Shaikh Abdulmalik Al Khalili, Chairman of Majlis A’ Dwala (State Council), Sultanate of Oman also met the Vice-President at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas on the same day.
Enhancing parliamentary exchanges to further strengthen vibrant people to people ties and the long-standing friendly relations between the nations was a focal point for both engagements.
Australian Parliamentary delegation comprising of President of the Senate, Senator Sue Lines @linessue and Speaker of House of Representatives @MiltonDickMP called on Hon’ble Vice President of India & Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas today.… pic.twitter.com/sJuoRZjsAs
— Vice President of India (@VPIndia) October 12, 2023
H.E Shaikh Abdulmalik Al Khalili, Chairman of Majlis A’ Dwala (State Council), Sultanate of Oman met Hon’ble Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar at Upa- Rashtrapati Nivas today.
Discussions were focused on promoting bilateral trade, investments, economic cooperation,… pic.twitter.com/a4khYPrAXw
— Vice President of India (@VPIndia) October 12, 2023
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