Lok Sabha Question No. 925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: International Summits
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.925 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022

## INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS

## 925. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

## SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

## Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government representatives including different Ministers attended the G-7, G-20 and various other international summits since 2014 onwards to till date;

## (b) if so, the details and outcome thereof till now, yearwise and summit-wise; and

- (c) the benefits accruing to various sectors of the country therefrom?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

[SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

- (a) & (b) Information is placed at Annexure-A.

(c) High level visits are an important means by which nations serve their national interests and implements their foreign policy objectives.  Visits by dignitaries enable enhanced understanding of   India's   perspectives   on   regional   and   global   issues   among foreign partners at the highest level.

These visits and the understandings reached therein enable India to strengthen relations with partner countries across wide range of sectors including trade & investment, technology and defence collaboration.  Such outcomes also contribute to India's national development agenda to promote economic growth and well being of our people.

At  the   multilateral   level,   India   is   increasingly   contributing   to shaping the global agenda on an array of cross-cutting issues such as climate change, trans-national crime & terrorism, cyber security & nuclear non-proliferation, while also offering the world India's own unique solutions to global partners for addressing global   issues,   like   the   International   Solar   Alliance   and   the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.

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## ANNEXURE-A

## India's Participation in International Summits at Prime Ministerial Level

| 2014    | 2014                                                                            | 2014                      |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No. | Country                                                                         | Dates                     |
| 1       | Myanmar for BIMSTEC Summit                                                      | March 3-4, 2014           |
| 2       | Brazil for 6th BRICS Summit                                                     | July 13-17, 2014          |
| 3       | Myanmar for East Asia Summit, Australia for G20 Summit                          | November 11-20, 2014      |
| 4       | Nepal for 18 th SAARC Summit                                                    | November 25-27, 2014      |
| 2015    | 2015                                                                            | 2015                      |
| Sl. No. | Country                                                                         | Date                      |
| 1       | Russia for 7th BRICS Summit                                                     | July 06-14, 2015          |
| 2       | Turkey for G20 Summit                                                           | November 12-16, 2015      |
| 3       | Malaysia for ASEAN-India Summit and 10th East Asia Summit                       | November 20-24, 2015      |
| 2016    | 2016                                                                            | 2016                      |
| Sl. No. | Country                                                                         | Dates                     |
| 1       | Belgium for 13 th India-European Summit, USA for Nuclear Security Summit        | March 30 - April 03, 2016 |
| 2       | Uzbekistan for SCO Summit                                                       | June 23-24, 2016          |
| 3       | China for G20 Summit                                                            | September 02-05, 2016     |
| 4       | Lao PDR for 11th East Asia Summit                                               | September 07-08, 2016     |
| 2017    | 2017                                                                            | 2017                      |
| Sl. No. | Country                                                                         | Dates                     |
| 1       | Kazakhstan for SCO Summit                                                       | June 8-9, 2017            |
| 2       | Germany for G20 Summit                                                          | July 4-8, 2017            |
| 3       | China for BRICS Summit                                                          | September 3-7, 2017       |
| 4       | Philippines for 12th East Asia Summit                                           | November 12-14, 2017      |
| 2018    | 2018                                                                            | 2018                      |
| Sl. No. | Country                                                                         | Dates                     |
| 1       | Sweden for India-NORDIC Summit, UK for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting | April 16-20, 2018         |
| 2       | China for SCO Summit                                                            | June 9-10, 2018           |
| 3       | South Africa for 10th BRICS Summit                                              | July 23-28, 2018          |

| 4       | Nepal for BIMSTEC Summit                                            | August 30-31, 2018             |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 5       | Singapore for 13th East Asia Summit                                 | November 13-15, 2018           |
| 6       | Argentina for G20 Summit                                            | November 28 - 3 December, 2018 |
| 2019    | 2019                                                                | 2019                           |
| Sl. No. | Country                                                             | Dates                          |
| 1       | Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic) for SCO Summit                            | June 13-14, 2019               |
| 2       | Osaka (Japan) for G20 Summit                                        | June 27-29, 2019               |
| 3       | Biarritz (France) for G7 Summit                                     | August 22-27, 2019             |
| 4       | Thailand for East Asia Summit                                       | November 02-04, 2019           |
| 5       | Brazil for 11th BRICS Summit                                        | November 12-15, 2019           |
| 2020    | 2020                                                                | 2020                           |
| S. No.  | SUBJECT                                                             | DATE                           |
| 1       | Summit of NAM for COVID19 (Virtual)                                 | 04 May, 2020                   |
| 2       | India-EU Summit (Virtual)                                           | 15 July, 2020                  |
| 3       | 17th ASEAN Summit (Virtual)                                         | 12 Nov, 2020                   |
| 4       | 15th East Asia Summit (Virtual)                                     | 14 Nov, 2020                   |
| 5       | 12th BRICS Summit (Virtual)                                         | 17 Nov, 2020                   |
| 6       | G20 Nations Summit (Virtual)                                        | 21-22 Nov, 2020                |
| 2021    | 2021                                                                | 2021                           |
| Sl. No. | Country                                                             | Dates                          |
| 1       | BIMSTEC Start-up Summit (Virtual)                                   | 16 Jan, 2021                   |
| 2       | World Sustainable Development Summit 2021 (Virtual)                 | 10 Feb, 2021                   |
| 3       | QUAD Leaders' Summit (Virtual)                                      | 12 March, 2021                 |
| 4       | Leaders' Summit on Climate (Virtual)                                | 22-23 April, 2021              |
| 5       | G7 Summit (Virtual)                                                 | 12-13 June, 2021               |
| 6       | BRICS Summit (Virtual)                                              | 09 September, 2021             |
| 7       | SCO Summit (Virtual)                                                | 17 September, 2021             |
| 8       | USA for QUAD Summit                                                 | 22-26 September, 2021          |
| 9       | G20 Extraordinary Leaders' Meeting on Afghanistan (Virtual)         | 12 October, 2021               |
| 10      | 16th East Asia Summit (EAS) and 18th ASEAN - India Summit (Virtual) | 27-28 October, 2021            |
| 11      | Rome, Italy (G20 Summit)                                            | 29 October - 02 November, 2021 |
| 12      | Summit for Democracy (Virtual)                                      | 9-10 December, 2021            |
| 2022    | 2022                                                                | 2022                           |

|   Sl. No. | Country                             | Dates              |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|--------------------|
|         1 | India-Central Asia Summit (Virtual) | 27 Jan, 2022       |
|         2 | QUAD Summit (Virtual)               | 03 March, 2022     |
|         3 | 5th BIMSTEC Summit (Virtual)        | 30 March, 2022     |
|         4 | Global Covid Summit (Virtual)       | 12 May, 2022       |
|         5 | BRICS Summit (Virtual)              | 23 - 24 June, 2022 |
|         6 | Germany (G7 Summit)                 | 26-28 June, 2022   |

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## Visits by External Affairs Minister

| 2017    | 2017            | 2017                          |
|---------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | Country visited | Date                          |
| 1       | Nepal           | 10-11 August 2017             |
| 2       | Sri Lanka       | 31 August - 1 September 2017  |
| 3       | Russia          | 5-7 September 2017            |
| 4       | US (UNGA)       | 18-24 September 2017          |
| 5       | Bangladesh      | 22-23 October 2017            |
| 6       | Russia & Iran   | 29 November - 2 December 2017 |

| 2018    | 2018                               | 2018                 |
|---------|------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Sl. No. | Country visited                    | Date                 |
| 1       | Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore     | 4-8 January 2018     |
| 2       | Nepal                              | 1- 2 February 2018   |
| 3       | Saudi Arabia                       | 6-8 February 2018    |
| 4       | Japan                              | 28-30 March 2018     |
| 5       | Azerbaijan                         | 4-6 April 2018       |
| 6       | China and Mongolia                 | 23 - 26 April 2018   |
| 7       | Myanmar                            | 10-12 May 2018       |
| 8       | Mauritius                          | 2-3 June 2018        |
| 9       | South Africa                       | 3-7 June 2018        |
| 10      | Mauritius                          | 8 June 2018          |
| 11      | Italy, France, Luxembourg, Belgium | 17-23 June 2018      |
| 12      | Bahrain                            | 14-15 July 2018      |
| 13      | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan | 2-5 August 2018      |
| 14      | Mauritius                          | 18-20 August 2018    |
| 15      | Vietnam and Cambodia               | 27-30 August 2018    |
| 16      | Russia                             | 13-14 September 2018 |
| 17      | USA (UNGA)                         | 22-27 September 2018 |
| 18      | Qatar and Kuwait                   | 28-31 October 2018   |
| 19      | Lao PDR                            | 22-23 November 2018  |
| 20      | UAE                                | 3-4 December 2018    |

| 2019 Country visited                   | Date                                 |
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1. Uzbekistan                          | 12-13 January 2019                   |
| 2.Bulgaria, Morocco and Spain          | 16-19 February 2019                  |
| 3.China                                | 27 February 2019                     |
| 4.UAE                                  | 28 February - 1 March 2019           |
| 5.Maldives                             | 17-18 March 2019                     |
| 6.Kyrgyzstan                           | 21-22 May 2019                       |
| 7.Bhutan                               | June 7-8, 2019                       |
| 8.Tajikistan                           | June 14-16, 2019                     |
| 9.Japan                                | June 27-29, 2019                     |
| 10. England                            | July 9-11, 2019                      |
| 11. Thailand                           | July 31 - August 3, 2019             |
| 12. China                              | August 11-13, 2019                   |
| 13. Bangladesh and Nepal               | August 20-22, 2019                   |
| 14. Hungary, Russia , Poland , Belgium | August 26-30, 2019                   |
| 15. Maldives, Indonesia , Singapore    | September 3-10, 2019                 |
| 16. Finland, USA                       | September 19-October 03 2019         |
| 17. Azerbaijan                         | October 23-26, 2019                  |
| 18. Thailand                           | November 2-4, 2019                   |
| 19. Serbia, Netherlands and France     | November 7-12, 2019                  |
| 20. UAE                                | November 15-17, 2019                 |
| 21. Sri Lanka                          | November 19-20, 2019                 |
| 22. Japan                              | November 22-24, 2019                 |
| 23. Italy                              | December 6-8, 2019                   |
| 24. USA, Canada, Iran, Oman            | December 17-25, 2019                 |
| 25. Japan                              | December 29, 2019 - January 04, 2020 |

| Sl. No.   | 2020 Country visited            | Date                            |
|-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Niger and Tunis                 | January 20-24, 2020             |
| 2         | Germany and Belgium             | February 14-21, 2020            |
| 3         | Russia                          | September 08-11, 2020           |
| 4         | Japan                           | October 05-08, 2020             |
| 5         | Bahrain, UAE and Seychelles     | November 24-30, 2020            |
| 6         | Qatar                           | December 27-29, 2020            |
| 2021      | 2021                            | 2021                            |
| Sl. No.   | Country visited                 | Date                            |
|           | Sri Lanka                       | January 05-07, 2021             |
|           | Maldives and Mauritius          | February 20-24, 2021            |
|           | Bangladesh                      | March 04, 2021                  |
|           | United Kingdom                  | May 03-06, 2021                 |
|           | United States of America        | May 24-28, 2021                 |
|           | Kuwait, Kenya                   | June 09-14, 2021                |
|           | Russia, Georgia                 | July 07-10, 2021                |
|           | Tajikistan, Uzbekistan          | July 13-16, 2021                |
|           | Iran                            | August 05-06, 2021              |
|           | USA                             | August 16-21, 2021              |
|           | Slovenia, Croatia, Denmark      | September 02-06, 2021           |
|           | Tajikistan                      | September 16-17, 2021           |
|           | USA and Mexico                  | September 20 - October 02, 2021 |
|           | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Armenia | October 10-13, 2021             |
|           | Israel                          | October 18-21, 2021             |
|           | Italy and Scotland              | October 29-November 03, 2021    |
|           | UAE                             | November 13-14, 2021            |
|           | Singapore                       | November 16-20, 2021            |
|           | UAE                             | December 04-05, 2021            |
| 2022      | 2022                            | 2022                            |
| Sl. No.   | Country visited                 | Date                            |
|           | Australia and Philippines       | 10-15 February 2022             |
|           | Germany and France              | 18-23 February 2022             |
|           | Maldives and Sri Lanka          | 26-30 March 2022                |
|           | USA                             | 11-12 April 2022                |
|           | Bangladesh and Bhutan           | 28-30 April 2022                |
|           | Germany, Denmark and France     | 2-4 May 2022                    |
|           | Slovakia and Czech Republic     | 4 June 2022                     |

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