Supervisor Elham AbolFateh
Editor in Chief Mohamed Wadie

Japan Braces for G20 Meetings


Mon 24 Jun 2019 | 11:43 PM
Ibrahim Eldeeb

On the 28th and 29th of June 2019, leaders of the G20 will gather in Osaka as Japan hosts its first ever G20 Summit.

Concurrent with the Summit meeting, several meetings will be held: Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors; Foreign Ministers at eight different locations throughout Japan.

During its presidency of the G20 Summit, the Japanese government is determined to carry out strong leadership in advancing discussions toward resolving the myriad issues now facing the international community.

At the same time, the Summit is a perfect opportunity for people from all over the world to see and experience not only a newly revitalized and transformed Japan- thanks to booming corporate profits and a wave of inbound investment as a result of bold regulatory reforms and other stimulus measures- but also various regions that will host these consequential discussions.

The nine cities hosting the Summit and its related ministerial meetings all have their own fascinating cuisine, history, and culture.

The city of Osaka, location of the Summit Meeting, is one of Japan’s economic powerhouses with a population of 2.72 million.

Meanwhile, the Tourism Ministers’ Meeting will be held in Hokkaido’s increasingly popular and scenic international resort town of Kutchan, with a population of 16,000.

These incredibly perse municipalities have already started preparing for the gatherings they will host.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said: “With great support from you all, I am determined to lead the Osaka Summit towards great success.”

“Following the successful completion of the G20 Buenos Aires Summit on December 1, 2018, Japan has finally assumed the G20 presidency for the very first time.

"In addition to the G20 member countries, we will also welcome leaders of invited guest countries and international organizations. This will be the largest summit meeting that Japan has ever hosted,” he added.

The G20 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy is held every year to discuss the critical issues affecting the global economy; it brings together the members of the G7 (France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada and the European Union), as well as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Turkey (listed in alphabetical order) and representatives of international organizations such as Egypt.

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