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India & World
By Sridhar Krishnaswami
NEW YORK, SEPT. 23. The Foreign Ministers of the Group of Three — India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) — have decided that the character of the group should be maintained and that it can have a dialogue with the European Union "at a suitable occasion." The External Affairs Minister, Natwar Singh, hosted a breakfast meeting of the group. Briefing mediapersons, the Foreign Secretary, Shyam Saran, said that the Ministers also decided that there should be more regular interaction on political, economic, trade and global issues. It was decided that the permanent representatives of the three countries in New York would have monthly meetings. Senior officials would meet before the second meeting of the Trilateral in the first quarter of 2005 in South Africa.
Focus on strengths
The G-3 is seeking to focus on areas in which each country has strengths such as in information technology, science and technology and tourism combined with transportation. Brazil, for instance, has apparently proposed that on the sidelines of the next year's World Tourism Organisation meeting there, the Tourism Ministers of G-3 could have a meeting on the sidelines. Mr. Saran pointed out that the essential thrust of IBSA was on things that the three countries could do "together" for the South — development for the other developing countries. The G-3 was strong in the realm of development and India and Brazil are aspirants for permanent membership in the Security Council.
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