Tag: G20

• Friday, February 23rd 2024 - 10:50 UTC

  Most G-20 FMs agree on two-state solution to Israeli-Palestine conflict

  

  Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira G20 insisted Thursday in Rio de Janeiro during a summit of G-20 top diplomats that there seemed to be unanimous consensus as to what solution to the Israeli-Palestine conflict should be: Two states. “There was virtual unanimity in support of the two-state solution as the only possible solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” Vieira said.

• Friday, February 23rd 2024 - 10:04 UTC

  Blinken says other issues need to be solved before tackling climate change

  

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted Thursday in Rio de Janeiro during a press conference at the G-20 convention of Foreign Ministers that multilateral organizations need to solve armed conflicts worldwide before moving on to other agendas such as climate change and social development.

• Friday, November 24th 2023 - 09:28 UTC

  G20: Leading it is Brazil’s top global responsibility, says Lula

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday launched a commission to handle the matters stemming from Brazil's pro-tempore presidency of the G20 between Dec. 1 and Nov. 30, next year, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Monday, September 11th 2023 - 10:46 UTC

  Argentine president suggests Celac joins G20

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández suggested before the G20 Summit in New Delhi that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) should join the forum of the world's leading economies, just as the African Union was accepted into the group this year.

• Monday, September 11th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Lula receives G20 rotating presidency as New Delhi Summit ends

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Sunday assumed in New Delhi the rotating presidency of the G20 from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, although his term will begin officially on Dec. 1.

• Saturday, September 9th 2023 - 09:58 UTC

  African Union joins G20, Modi announces

  

  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Saturday on the opening day of the G20 Summit that the African Union (AU) had been granted permanent member status in the group of top world economies. The AU thus becomes the second regional bloc to become a permanent member after the European Union (EU).

• Friday, September 8th 2023 - 10:35 UTC

  Lula headed for G20 Summit

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his entourage are due in New Delhi later Friday to participate in this coming weekend's Summit of G20 leaders, during which he is expected to deliver three speeches and take over the group's pro tempore presidency.

• Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

  China's President not attending G20 Summit in New Delhi

  

  China's President Xi Jinping Monday announced he would not be attending the Sept. 9-10 G20 Summit in New Delhi and that his country would be represented by Prime Minister Li Qiang. Xi has attended every G20 summit since coming to power except Rome in 2021 when he participated by video link.

• Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 10:11 UTC

  Massa, Indian Ambassador discuss bilateral trade ahead of G20 Summit

  

  Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa met Monday in Buenos Aires with India's Ambassador Dinesh Bhatia ahead of the Sept. 9-10 G20 Summit in New Delhi.

• Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 09:04 UTC

  G20 financial summit can't agree on Russia/Ukraine war or how to help vulnerable countries with debts

  

  A two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 leading economies ended on Tuesday without a final communiqué due to differences over the war in Ukraine.