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November 30, 2018
World Leaders gather for G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photo: Family Photo of World Leaders gathered at G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. November 30, 2018. Image provided by & Copyright © G20 Argentina.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 30, 2018 — Key world leaders meet today and tomorrow in Buenos Aires for the 2018 G20 Summit to discuss some pressing issues on the global agenda.
The G20 is made up of 19 countries and the European Union (EU). The 19 states are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Argentine President, Mauricio Macri, would lead the discussions at the Summit venue in Costa Salguero, a site located along the RÃo de la Plata. Participants include Emmanuel Macron, Theresa May, Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin, Justin Trudeau, Donald Trump, and Xi Jinping, among other G20 leaders. The Summit also brings together leaders from G20 guest countries, including Sebastián Piñera from Chile, Pedro Sánchez from Spain and Mark Rutte from the Netherlands, as well as senior officials from international partner organizations such as Jim Yong Kim (World Bank), Christine Lagarde (IMF) and António Guterres (United Nations).
Over the two-day meeting, the 38 heads of delegations would work to build consensus based on the agreements reached at the 80 plus pre-Summit meetings of G20 Argentina. The goal is to agree on a final document focused on fair and sustainable development.
Source: G20 Argentina
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