Will continue diplomacy for global peace: P20

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- RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR

ALL countries and all Parliaments are sovereign and their internal issues should not be discussed by others, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Saturday, the last day of the Parliamentary Speakers Summit (P20), a part of the G20 Summit, held in the national capital.

In today’s inter-connected world, no one can view any particular issue in isolation, Birla said in his concluding speech of the two-day summit, which saw the participation of Speakers from various developing and developed countries.

Birla read out the joint statement released, whose Paragraph 27 said, “We will continue parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue in relevant fora as a catalyst for promoting international peace, prosperity and harmony while supporting the peaceful resolution of conflicts and disputes”.