G20 summit – A round-up of what’s happened so far
The G20 summit – taking palace on the Indonesian island of Bali has started. Global leaders are there discussing issues like food, security and debt relief.
Here’s a recap so far:
- Ukraine’s president Zelensky made a virtual appearance, where he called for Russia’s “destructive war” to end
- PM Rishi Sunak criticised the “Putin regime” saying it had “stifled domestic dissent and fabricated a veneer of validity only through violence”
- Most G20 members ‘strongly condemn’ war in Ukraine
- Russia FM Sergei Lavrov was in the room as Rishi Sunak condemned Russia’s invasion
- Sunak said China posed a “systematic challenge” to the UK’s values but did not clarify if he would commit to recategorising China as a “threat” to national security
What is the G20?
The G20 is a club of countries that meet to discuss plans for the global economy.
Between the 20 countries, they account for 85 per cent of the world’s economic output and 75 per cent of world trade.
The members include: The members are the European Union and 19 nations – Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the UK and the US. Spain is always invited as a guest.
How is the G20 different from the G7?
A smaller group of the G20 forms the G7 group of leading industrialised nations.
