Durban, Oct 18 (UNI) Expressing its commitment to consolidate and enrich IBSA Forum further, India on Wednesday called the three-country group to play its due role in shaping the global discourse. IBSA should share its wisdom with the world community in the spirit of South-South solidarity and partnership, Minister of State of External Affairs Gen VK Singh said in his address to the Eight IBSA trilateral ministerial commission meeting held in Durban. Gen Singh said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj emphasised on building upon IBSA’s core strengths of democracy, South-South Cooperation, SMEs, UN Reforms, SDGs, pluralism, multilaterism, etc. "She has given us the guidance to commemorate IBSA’s fifteenth Anniversary next year in a fitting manner with the organisation of substantive and focused events,’’ he said. IBSA Forum is a unique platform for consultation, coordination and cooperation among the three democratic traditions from Asia, Africa, and Latin America, he observed. "Though the geographical distances separate our three countries, there is much convergence in our world views on sustainable development, clean and healthy living, multilateral trading system, Doha Development Agenda, disarmament and non-proliferation,’’ he said. "IBSA Foreign Ministers had a fruitful meeting last month in New York, where discussions were held on wide range of issues like democracy, pluralism, multiculturalism, social-inclusion, rule-based international order, multilateralism, UN reforms, 2030 agenda, etc. I am sure this meeting under South Africa’s able leadership will contribute towards taking IBSA process forward,’’ the Minister said. UNI NAZ SNU 1722