2019 G20 Osaka summit

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2019 G20 Osaka summit
14th G20 Summit
  13th 28–29 June 2019 15th  
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2019 G20 summit attendees
Host countryFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
MottoEnsure Global Sustainable Development
Venue(s) Intex Osaka
Cities Osaka; Kobe; & Sapporo
Participants G20 members
Invited bodies:
Flag of the United Nations.svg  United Nations
WTO Logo.svg  WTO
Infobox ASEAN flag.svg  ASEAN
ADB-Logo.svg Asian Development Bank
Flag OIT.svg International Labour Organization
OECD Logo.svg Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Fsb-logo.svg Financial Stability Board
Flag of WHO.svg World Health Organization
World Bank logo.svg World Bank
Chair Shinzō Abe
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G20 leaders at Osaka Castle

The 2019 G20 Osaka summit was the fourteenth meeting of the G20, held at the International Exhibition Center in Osaka. [1] [2] It was the first G20 summit hosted by Japan. [3]

Contents

Participating leaders

Invited guests

International organization guests

Issues

The European Union-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement would form one of the world's largest free trade areas. Press conference EU-Mercosul on June 26, 2019 (VII).jpg
The European Union–Mercosur Free Trade Agreement would form one of the world's largest free trade areas.
Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzo and his spouse Abe Akie welcoming Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for dinner on 28 June at the Osaka State Guest House 2019 Jantar em homenagem aos Lideres do G20 - 48143999111.jpg
Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzō and his spouse Abe Akie welcoming Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for dinner on 28 June at the Osaka State Guest House

The 2019 G20 Summit discussed eight themes to Ensure Global Sustainable Development. [6] The eight themes were "Global Economy", "Trade and Investment", "Innovation", "Environment and Energy", "Employment", "Women's Empowerment", "Development" and "Health". [7]

Regards to "Trade and Investment", support for the necessary reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was agreed. [8] WHO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo had been participating in the summit, welcomed the communique. [9]

Regards to "Innovation", necessity of respected and interoperable frameworks on Data Free Flow with Trust, both domestic and international, was discussed. [8]

Regards to "Environment and Energy", a common global vision, the "Osaka Blue Ocean Vision" which is aiming to reduce additional pollution by marine plastic litter to zero by 2050 through a comprehensive life-cycle approach was shared. [8]

Leaders' Special Event was also held, and "Digital Economy" and "Women’s Empowerment" were discussed. During the former event, "Osaka Declaration on Digital Economy" was issued, [10] in which those leaders declared the launch of the "Osaka Track", a process which demonstrates their commitment to promote efforts on international rule-making on digital economy, especially on data flow and electronic commerce. [11] [12] Regards to the latter event, a press release compiling the messages from the leaders on their national measures and commitment regarding women's empowerment was issued after the event. [13]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China has issued a statement considering the Hong Kong Protests as China's internal affairs on June 24. The Chinese government wanted to delist the Hong Kong issue from the summit's agenda for the year, to avoid possible political and security confrontations between all G20 leaders (from outside China) and China. China has threatened to attack G20 nations suspected for “wrongfully” accusing China. [14] However, Japanese Prime Minister Abe had raised the issue to President Xi just before the official summit, while some Hong Kong citizens protested in places around the summit venue. Pro-independence leader Chan Ho-tin demonstrated with people from Chinese ethnic minorities like Rebiya Kadeer for Hong Kong, as well as Xinjiang issues. [15]

On June 29, President of the United States Donald Trump offered North Korea's Kim Jong-un a weekend meeting in the demilitarized zone, [16] and the 2019 Koreas–United States DMZ Summit was realized.

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