Pranab Mukherjee to attend G-20 FM meet in Paris

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will leave for Paris Thursday evening on a three-day visit to attend G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors? Meet from Feb 18.

During his stay in Paris, Mukherjee will hold his first meeting with his French counterpart Ms Christine Legarde on his arrival on Feb 18 where the two leaders are expected to discuss both bilateral and multi lateral issues of mutual interest including revenue related matters.

In the afternoon on Feb 18, Mukherjee would attend BRIC Finance Ministers meeting which would be attended among others by his counterparts from China, Brazil, Russia and South Africa.

The agenda would include G 20 framework and mutual assessment, reform of the International Monetary System, preparations for BRIC Summit(Beijing) and BRIC economic co-operation.

A reception would be hosted by French President Sarkozy at Elysee Palace.

Mukherjee would be accompanied by Reserve Bank Governor Subba Rao and Secretary, Economic Affairs, R.Gopalan, at the reception.