Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed will lead the Indian delegation at the second South Summit of the G-77 to be held in Doha June 12-16.
"Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has nominated E. Ahamed to lead the Indian delegation at the second South Summit and make the India country statement," the external affairs ministry said in a statement.
Ahamed will be participating in a meeting of the G-77 ministers to be held Monday followed by the summit June 15-16.
A meeting of foreign ministers of the non-aligned movement (NAM) will also be held on the sidelines of the summit Monday.
The Group of 77 (G-77) was established June 15, 1964 by developing countries at the first session of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva.
India was among the original signatories. Although the membership of the group has now increased to 132, the name G-77 has been retained because of its historical significance.
The G-77 is the largest coalition of developing countries at the United Nations.
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