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Monday, September 28 2020 - 17:16
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G20 Leaders' Summit to be held virtually, under the theme of 'Realizing opportunities of the 21st Century for all'
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, September 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

    The 2020 G20 Leaders' Summit will be held virtually on November 21 – 22 and 
will be chaired by His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.  

    The G20 Presidency will build on the success of the extraordinary virtual 
G20 Leaders' Summit held in March, and on the outcomes of over 100 virtual 
working groups and ministerial meetings.  

    The G20 is leading the fight against this global pandemic; taking swift and 
unprecedented actions to protect lives, livelihoods and the most vulnerable. 
The G20 has contributed over USD21 billion to support the production, 
distribution, and access to diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines; injected 
USD11 trillion to safeguard the global economy and launched a debt suspension 
initiative for the least developed countries that would allow beneficiary 
countries to defer USD14 billion in debt payments due this year and use these 
amounts instead for financing their health systems and social programs.

    The upcoming G20 Leaders' Summit will focus on protecting lives and 
restoring growth, by addressing vulnerabilities uncovered during the pandemic 
and by laying down the foundations for a better future. The Summit will also 
focus on fostering international action to realize opportunities of the 21st 
century for all, by empowering people and protecting the planet, whilst 
harnessing the potential of innovation to shape new 
frontiers.                         

    For further information about the G20 including the Presidency Agenda and 
full program of events, visit www.g20.org.

    Media Enquiries:
    G20Media@saudisecretariat.gov.sa 


    Source: Saudi G20 Presidency
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