Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be attending a G-20 joint meet of Finance and Health ministers in Rome on October 29. The meeting will discuss Covid-19 pandemic prevention and response among other things.
The Ministry of Finance tweeted, "Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman embarks on an official visit to attend #G20 Joint Finance & Health Ministers meeting in #Rome to discuss measures to strengthen #COVID19 #PandemicPrevention, #preparedness & #response. The meeting precedes #G20RomeSummit".
The discussion between finance and health ministers will presumably be on how to keep momentum on response to pandemic and build on coordination between the ministries of finance and health.
The October 29 meeting will be the first joint meet under Italian G-20 presidency. Italian minister of Economy and Finance, Daniele Franco and Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza will co-chair the meet. The meeting will take place on the eve of G-20 Leader's Summit, also to be held in Rome on October 30-31, 2021.
