ABU DHABI: Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, UAE Minister of State, participated in the Third Extraordinary Group of 20, G-20, Sherpa Meeting, held virtually from October 27-29.
At the virtual G-20 Summit, in November 2020, the UAE will attend as a guest invitee.
Official representatives from G-20 members were gathered by the Sherpa Meeting to discuss and find consensus for the wording of the Leaders’ Declaration. All Ministerial Meetings and Working Groups have concluded their meetings for the year.
Abdulnasser Alshaali, Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Sous-Sherpa participated in the meeting. Al Sayegh commended the work of all of the Sherpas and expressed confidence in concluding this year’s work and the hard work of UAE ministries and entities in ensuring constructive and substantive participation of UAE through the G-20 process.
The UAE was invited by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in its capacity as current Chair of the GCC in December 2019, to engage in the 2020 G-20 process. The G-20 Summit is an annual gathering of representatives of the world’s largest economies to strengthen international economic cooperation. It was established in 1999. Under Saudi Arabia’s G-20 presidency, this year’s theme is “Realizing Opportunities of the 21st Century for All.” It aims for “Empowering People, Safeguarding the Planet, and Shaping New Frontiers.”
Source: WAM
