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With reference to the G20 Sherpa consider the following statements 1 The Sherpa engages in planning ...........

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With reference to the G20 Sherpa, consider the following statements:

1. The Sherpa engages in planning, negotiation and implementation tasks through the Summit.

2. There is only one Sherpa per Summit for each member country; he/she is assisted by several sous Sherpas.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

None of these

India recently participates at 3rd G20 Sherpa meeting in Indonesia.

A Sherpa is a personal representative of the leader of a member country at an international Summit meeting such as the G8, G20, the Nuclear Security Summit etc.
The Sherpa engages in planning, negotiation and implementation tasks through the Summit.
They coordinate the agenda, seek consensus at the highest political levels, and participate in a series of pre-Summit consultations to help negotiate their leaders’ positions.
Sherpas are career diplomats or senior government officials appointed by the leaders of their countries.
The term is derived from the Nepalese Sherpa people, who serve as guides for mountaineers in the Himalayas.
There is only one Sherpa per Summit for each member country; he/she is assisted by several sous Sherpas.

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