G-20 Summit 2015 held in Antalya, Turkey
The
G-20 Summit held in Antalya, Turkey, on 15-16 November 2015. The 2015
G-20 Antalya summit was the tenth meeting of the G-20 heads of
government. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, and Jean
Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, represented the EU
at the summit. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry
are attended the summit.The world’s leading economies adopted a
comprehensive agenda including the implementation of past commitments,
boosting investment to drive growth and promoting inclusiveness to
ensure the benefits of their actions can be shared by all. G20 leaders
also reaffirmed the need to work together to fight terrorism. The G20
aims to conclude the Summit with practical outcomes on such priority
areas as development, climate change, financing for climate change,
trade, growth and employment.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to Turkey
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi visited Turkey on 15-16 November, 2015. After
successful three-day tour of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on 14 November night reached the resort town of Antalya in Turkey
for the G-20 Summit. In Antalya, PM Modi raised issues related to
terrorism, climate change and global cooperation to unearth black money,
among others. He conducted bilateral talks with Australia Prime
Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The procedures for bringing India and
Australia nuclear deal into force was completed at the bilateral meeting
between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull.
Syed Akbaruddin appointed as next Permanent Representative of India to UN
On
16th November 2015, Syed Akbaruddin was appointed as the next Permanent
Representative of India to the United Nations. He succeeded Asoke Kumar
Mukerji. He is a 1985 batch officer of Indian Foreign Service. At
present, he is serving as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of
External Affairs.
Indian Veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey passed way
Veteran
Bollywood actor Saeed Jaffrey (86) passed away on 15th November 2015 in
London. He has worked in a number of Indian and British movies like My
Beautiful Laundrette, Gandhi, A Passage to India, Chashme Buddoor, Ram
Teri Ganga Maili etc. Jaffrey was the first Indian actor to exhibit
Shakespeare plays in United States. He had became the first Indian to
receive the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and was awarded with
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Shatranj Ke Khiladi in 1978.
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