Jaishankar, G20 delegates experience the culture of Varanasi, attend Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi. India News – Times of India

Varanasi: Dressed in traditional attire, representatives of the G20 Development Ministers’ meeting and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the Ganga Aarti ritual at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi on Sunday evening.
Earlier, he was welcomed in a traditional manner at Namo Ghat. People’s representatives also danced fiercely on seeing the cultural artists dancing. After this, he boarded the cruise ship and reached Dashashwamved Ghat. During the Aarti, there was a special conch shell for the guests.
G20 Development Ministers meeting has started in Varanasi. A new roadmap for the development of global agriculture in 20 developing countries of the world including India will be prepared in Varanasi.
In the G-20 meeting, agricultural scientists from all countries will brainstorm on the issues of agriculture, agricultural education, research etc.
Earlier in the day, G20 delegates from Brazil, Germany, Japan, Indonesia and China arrived at the Varanasi airport on Sunday.
Faruvahi dance of Awadh and Kashi Vishwanath Damru Vadan Samiti gave a grand welcome to the foreign guests at the airport. The foreign guests also performed Damru Vadan and Indian dance at the airport.
Among those who arrived were Australian politician Patrick Conroy, Brazilian Ambassador to India Mauricio Lirio, European Commissioner for International Partnership Jatta Urpilainen, Germany’s Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze, Japanese Minister Shunsuke Takei and China’s Zhao Yifan.
Foreign guests rejoiced at the reception at the airport.
The G20 Development Ministers meeting under the G20 Indian Presidency is scheduled to be held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh between June 11-13. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will chair the meeting.
The meeting, to be held as part of India’s G20 chairmanship, will also have a special video address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the statement from the Ministry of External Affairs said.
The meeting of development ministers in Varanasi is taking place amid mounting challenges to development that have been worsened by the slowdown in the global economy, the debt crunch, the effects of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss, rising poverty and inequality, the cost of survival crises, worldwide supply chain disruptions, and geopolitical tensions and conflicts.
The G20 Development Ministerial Meeting will be an opportunity to collectively agree to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and promote synergy between the development, environment and climate agenda, while avoiding costly trade-offs that could Stop progress for development. countries, the statement added.