The 16th G20 Leaders’ Summit hosted by Italy has started Saturday in Rome. It is the first summit that sets offline schedule after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi welcomed the G20 leaders in his opening remarks.
U.S.President Joe Biden reached Rome Friday to participate in the first G20 Plenary Session, which covers global health and the global economy, and he’ll also meet with the E3+1 on Iran, the White House said.
According to the White House, President Biden had a one-on-one meeting with Pope Francis. The President shared some thoughts about what the meeting meant to him. President Biden also met with President Mattarella and Prime Minister Draghi of Italy, and President Macron of France.
In those meetings, he affirmed the strength of U.S. partnerships and shared values with these European allies on a broad range of issues, the White House said.
On Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 October, the Heads of State and Government of the world’s major economies, together with invited countries and representatives of international and regional organizations, will address several key topics of the global agenda, the organizer said on the website. Finance Ministers traditionally attend the event as well.
The Summit represents the culminating moment of the intense work carried out during the whole year of the Italian G20 Presidency through Ministers’ Meetings, Sherpa meetings, Working Groups, and Engagement Groups. More than 170 events were held throughout the country that making it possible to highlight many of the extraordinary realities scattered throughout its territory, the G20 said on the website.
The activity of the Italian Presidency has been based on three interconnected pillars of action – People, Planet and Prosperity – which also represent the thematic guidelines of the Rome Summit.
The Summit takes place in the EUR district, inside the Nuvola Convention Center, globally recognized as one of the most fine examples of contemporary aesthetics. The Media Centre is housed in the Palazzo dei Congressi, another symbol of the area. Inside the Nuvola and the Palazzo dei Congressi, delegations and journalists will be welcomed by an exhibition dedicated to Italian design, the organizer said.
According to the G20 organizer, the three keywords of the G20 – People, Planet, Prosperity – are flanked by three cardinal principles of design: Innovation, Responsibility, Creativity. Curated by ADI Association for Industrial Design and ADI Design Museum – Compasso d’Oro, the exhibition showcases 41 of the best Made in Italy goods of recent years, between technology and innovation.
The first day of the Summit features an intense program that begins at 10.00 AM CEST with the official welcome at the Nuvola and will continue with the opening of the working session by Prime Minister Mario Draghi, a side event and the cultural event at the ancient Baths of Diocletian, G20 organizer said.
The first working session of the G20 Summit is devoted to the Global Economy and Global Health, the organizer said.
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