New Delhi; 15 October: Speaking to mediapersons in Parliament premises, Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla said that India condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Highlighting that terrorism is a hindrance to peace and development, Shri Birla called for global peace and prosperity. Emphasizing on the establishment of a peaceful and prosperous world, he said that all sources of terror have to be defeated with collective determination.
Referring to Artificial Intelligence and data security, Shri Birla said that in the Conference, some countries emphasized on reliable and responsible use of Artificial Intelligence and data security. Shri Birla noted that all countries stressed the need to pay attention to dimensions related to responsible AI development and data security. He further said that Artificial Intelligence should be credible and trustworthy.
Shri Birla informed that the P20 countries agreed to form a group to enhance domain knowledge for legislative drafting.
Shri Birla also informed that in line with the theme of India’s G20 Presidency, the theme of the 9th P20 Summit was ‘Parliaments for One Earth, One Family, One Future’. He further said that the New Delhi P20 Summit was the most successful P20 Summit ever in terms of participation of delegations. He informed that apart from the G20 countries, 10 other countries were invited to the conference, in which all the countries except one participated. He further informed that a total of 37 Speakers / Chairpersons and Deputy Speakers / Deputy Chairpersons and leaders of delegations from 29 countries participated in the summit. Expressing satisfaction, Shri Birla noted that from the historical point of view, the New Delhi P20 conference had the highest participation ever. He also pointed out that the Pan-African Parliament participated in the P20 summit for the first time since the African Union was admitted as a member of the G20. A total of 436 delegates, including 48 Members of Parliament in addition to the Speakers and Deputy Speakers of the Parliaments of the G20 and invited countries, participated in the summit.
Regarding the inaugural session, Shri Birla informed that the P20 summit was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 13 October, 2023 at the state-of-the-art international conference center YashoBhoomi. He further said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi highlighted the role of India as the mother of democracy. Expressing satisfaction, Shri Birla said that Prime Minister Modi’s presence reflects the parliamentary dimension of G20.
Highlighting the the success of the Summit, Shri Birla noted that after the consensus on the Joint Declaration under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Modi in the G20 conference, Parliament of India led others to reach a consensus on the Joint Declaration in the P20 also. It is noteworthy that last year a joint declaration could not be agreed upon in Indonesia. Expressing satisfaction, Shri Birla said that the consensus on the joint declaration in P20 reflects India’s leadership and determination.
Shri Birla informed that in line with the Prime Minister’s initiative, the conference agreed to promote women-led development. He said that all the Presiding Officers welcomed the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Bill 2023’ passed by the Indian Parliament.
Describing climate change as a major challenge before the world, Shri Birla said that India has taken several initiatives to deal with the threat of climate change. Regarding the discussion on the concept of Environment Friendly Lifestyle (LiFE) initiated by the Prime Minister, Shri Birla noted that all the countries shared information about the innovations being made in this regard. He further said that now there will be a special discussion on Mission LiFE in the Parliaments of all the countries, and the message will be given to the entire world to adopt an environment-friendly lifestyle. By doing this, under the leadership of India, people from all over the world will unite to protect the earth, environment and nature. Similarly, by sharing each other’s best practices and efforts, everyone will be able to move towards a healthy and ideal lifestyle.
On the discussion on the role of digital platforms, Shri Birla said that during the Summit, all the countries accepted the role of digital platforms in bringing socio-economic change in the lives of the common people. He further said that all countries agreed that this can further facilitate service delivery and innovation.
