Minister Lamola concerned about escalating global tensions [SOUND]

# International Relations and Cooperation minister, Ronald Lamola, has warned that the current global dynamics and state rivalries are fuelling fragmentation, with economic decoupling and proxy conflicts undermining global stability. He addressed a high-level session during the third G20 Sherpa meeting in the North West on Thursday. Lamola said systemic challenges must be addressed to reclaim a global rationality that builds on stability, peace, certainty, and sustainability: