Hussein Mahmoud Ragab Elkabany and Cagri Kosak
18 April 2019•Update: 18 April 2019
RIYADH
Saudi Arabia will be hosting the G20 summit next year, state news agency SPA said Wednesday.
"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the 15th annual G20 Leaders' Summit on Nov. 21 and 22, 2020 in the capital city, Riyadh," it said.
It said next year’s summit will be the first to be hosted by an Arab country.
The summit's agenda will include financial, economic and social issues including energy, the environment, climate, the digital economy, trade, agriculture, healthcare, education and labor.
The G20 consists of Germany, the U.S., Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, France, South Africa, South Korea, India, the U.K., Italy, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the European Union.
*Writing by Can Erozden
