adminMunyaradzi Huni Harare Bureau
African Union chairman President Mugabe left Harare yesterday for Antalya, Turkey to attend the G20 Summit where topical issues such as the emerging economies and climate change are set to take centre stage.
The President will attend the summit at the invitation of Turkey together with leaders from non-G20 countries such as Spain, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Senegal and Singapore.
President Mugabe was seen off at the Harare International Airport by cabinet ministers, service chiefs and senior government officials
The G20 countries are set to meet in the Turkish resort town for two days, starting tomorrow to discuss issues to do with economic and tax cooperation, climate change and the migrant crisis.
The G20 is made up of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States along with the European Union.
The EU is represented by the European Commission and by the European Central Bank.
Estimates show that the G20 countries account for 85 percent of the world economy, 75 percent of world trade and two-thirds of the world’s population.
Reports say Russian President, Vladimir Putin, US President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President François Hollande and Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with other world leaders will attend the summit.
Turkey took over the presidency of the G20 from Australia on December 1, 2014, while China will preside over the organisation in 2016.
Online Reporter