Niigata [Japan]May 12 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday met International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on the sidelines of the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting.
Sitharaman is on a two-day official visit to Niigata, Japan for ‘Dialogue with Partner Countries’ at the G7 Ministers’ meeting.
He also met Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad on the sidelines of the G7 meeting.
Haddad lauded India’s organization of #G20 Presidency and handling of important global economic issues.
According to a tweet by the Finance Ministry, the two ministers discussed issues related to infrastructure, strengthening multilateral development banks, credit vulnerability and digital public infrastructure.
FM Sitharaman extended her support for the upcoming G20 chairmanship of Brazil in 2024.
India has been invited for the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday.
The G7 meeting will be chaired by Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda.
The Finance Ministry said in a tweet on Thursday that Sitharaman would hold multilateral and bilateral talks with her counterparts, besides a roundtable meeting with business leaders and investors. (ANI)
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