Ahead of the Parliament-20 meeting to be held in Delhi’s Dwarka, Australian Speaker Milton Dick has highlighted the
growing stature of Bharat in world politics.
Milton said the coming days wherein the Parliament-20
meeting of the presiding officers of the G20 nations will be organised will be ‘exciting’.
“India is a true leader when it comes to world affairs.
I am really looking forward to catching up the speakers from around the globe
who are going be meeting here from tomorrow. The main business of course will
be on Friday.”
“We had productive discussions already with the
members of the Lok Sabha. Today, I am with a foundation that is doing a
remarkable work in policy areas to ensure that interaction, most importantly,
outcomes are there,” added the Speaker of the Australian House of
Representatives on Wednesday.
He further said that having discussions on sustainable
development goals in the summit is a ‘privilege’ for him.
“So, it will be an exciting couple of days and for
myself, a huge privilege to be representing Australia but most importantly,
explaining to my colleagues the importance of our actions on climate and sustainability,”
said Milton.
The Parliament-20 meeting of the presiding officers of
the G20 nations, where presiding officers of 25 countries and 10 Deputy
Speakers from the G20 member nations and invitee countries are expected to
attend, will be held at the Yashobhoomi, the India International Convention and
Expo Centre at Delhi’s Dwarka between October 13 and 14.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the P20
on October 13 in the national capital.
The four high-level sessions will be organized during
the P-20 Summit including accelerating Sustainable Development Groups,
sustainable energy transition, transformation in people’s lives through public
digital platform and women-led development.
Milton also termed the recently passed the women’s
reservation which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok
Sabha and State Assemblies by the Indian Parliament is a ‘very step’.
“On the question of the female representation, that is
very positive step. We have been following the issue as a nation very
carefully. At present in the Australian Government, 52 per cent are women – the
largest we have ever seen,” he added.
“Our parliament is working hard to improve the role of
the women, people from different backgrounds, diverse backgrounds, first
nations people are being represented in the parliament and certainly the
members of parliament that I have encountered here in India and those who
visited Australia have been so impressed by their commitment to diversity and
also the inclusion and partnership of women in senior leadership roles of
course including a female Indian president,” he said.
ANI
