The 3 rd G20 Sherpa Meeting begins in Hampi, Karnataka

Chennai-13.07.2023-Under India’s G20 Presidency, the 3 rd G20 Sherpa meeting is been
convened from July 13 – 16, 2023 in the historic city of Hampi, Karnataka. The meeting is
being chaired by India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant. More than 120 delegates led by their
respective Sherpas and heads of delegations of G20 members, invited countries and
international organizations are attending this four–day meeting. This meeting will deliberate
and engage in co-writing of the Leaders' Declaration, which will be adopted by the G20
leaders at the New Delhi Summit.

The first day of the meeting began with a drafting session, which was followed by a round of
bilateral meetings. India's G20 Sherpa Kant held separate meetings with Australian Sherpa
Dr. Angelina Grant wherein they discussed areas of cooperation between India and Australia
on G20 priorities. Apart from this, he also held bilateral discussions with German Sherpa Jorg
Kukis. The two representatives had fruitful discussions on energy sector transformation,
advancement of EVs, reforming international financial architecture, and encouraging local
value creation in today's world.

The Sherpa meeting will deliberate on topics such as green development, climate finance,
lifestyle for the environment, rapid, inclusive & resilient growth, accelerating progress on the
Sustainable Development Goals, technological change & digital public infrastructure for the
21st century, multilateral institutions for development and 'women-led development'.

On the sidelines of the meeting, a visit to the Vijaya Vittala Temple, the Yeduru Basavanna
Complex, the Virupaksha Temple, and Hampi Museum, which preserves the grand heritage is
been organized for the delegates. The delegates will get a chance to experience the diverse
ancient Indian civilization and culture of Hampi through these visits.