The Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Anand Sharma, will lead Indian delegation to the 13th session of the UNCTAD to be held in Doha from April 21-26.
The meeting will focus on consensus building on issues related to global financial difficulties, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development said in a statement.
“At a time when the global economy is in crisis, the Doha trade round at an impasse and multilateralism under challenge, it is vital for UNCTAD to strengthen its role of policy dialogue, consensus building and capacity building for developing countries,” UNCTAD said.
Heads of state and the governments of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries had said at the Delhi Declaration issued at the end of their fourth summit last month, “We reiterate our willingness to actively contribute to the achievement of a successful UNCTAD-13 in April 2012.”