What is the G20 Summit?

The G20 is an annual meeting of leaders from the countries with the largest and fastest-growing economies. Its members account for 85% of the world’s GDP, and two-thirds of its population. The G20 Summit is formally known as the “Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy”.

Participants Countries

The participants countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Republic of South Africa, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America. In addition, leaders of invited guest countries and representatives of invited guest international organizations participate in the summit along with leaders from the G20 members.

G20 Osaka Summit Summary

The G20 Summit, which Japan hosted for the first time, included G20 members, 8 invited countries, and representatives from 9 international organizations, and was historically the largest summit ever held in Japan. Leaders of the major countries gathered this year's Summit to identify a common ground, and to jointly grapple with major issues related to world economy.

G20 Osaka Summit 2019

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi in a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Shinzo Abe, in Osaka

Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe said: "At the G20 summit talks, we don't want to highlight our differences in our opinions. We want to persistently identify our common points and find common ground in order to reach a concrete solution.”

PM Modi @ G20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed by his Japanese counterpart PM Shinzo Abe. Between the US, Japan and India has commenced in Osaka, Japan, on wide-ranging talks on the global economy, issues of fugitive economic offenders and disaster management and announced that the Indian President will participate in the coronation ceremony of Emperor Naruhito