NEW DELHI, Dec 15:
Government today described the United Nations declaration of June 21 as International Day of Yoga on the intiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a very major diplomatic win for India.
Making a suo motu statement in both Houses of Parliament, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said, “The sheer number of supporters as well as the smooth adoption also symbolises the strong international support that the recent diplomatic endeavours of our government have evoked on the world stage. I would term these as a critical part of a new India’s ‘breakthrough diplomacy’.”
She said on December 11, an unprecedented 177 out of the total 193 member states of the United Nations joined-in as ‘co-sponsors’ to the resolution for ‘International Yoga Day’. “In the history of the United Nations, this is the highest number of co-sponsors ever for any Resolution of this nature.
“‘Co-sponsorship’, quite simply, meant that these countries not just supported India, but expressed their public willingness to own the initiative as well!” Ms Swaraj added. (UNI)
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