鈥楢ll eyes on the Kingdom鈥� as 抖阴短视频 takes helm of G20

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks as other leaders listen during a working lunch at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. (Photo Courtesy of Reuters/ File Photo)
  • KSA leads world鈥檚 most powerful group
  • The Kingdom takes over the role from Japan

RIYADH: 抖阴短视频 on Sunday assumed the presidency of the G20, the world鈥檚 most economically powerful group of nations.

The Kingdom takes over the role from Japan, and will direct the G20鈥檚 work for the next year. As chairman, King Salman will host the group鈥檚 2020 summit in Riyadh over two days next November.

The Saudi presidency will focus on three aims: Empowering people, by creating the conditions in which everyone 鈥� especially women and young people鈥� can live, work and thrive; safeguarding the planet, by fostering collective efforts on food and water security, climate, energy, and the environment; and long-term strategies to share the benefits of innovation and technological advancement.

鈥淭he Saudi G20 presidency is committed to continuing the work from Osaka and promoting multilateral consensus,鈥� said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

鈥淲orking with our G20 partners, we will strive to deliver concrete actions and realize opportunities to enable us to face the challenges of the future.

鈥淚n hosting the G20, the Kingdom will have an important role to play by sharing the perspective of the Middle East and North Africa region. We believe this will be a unique opportunity to shape consensus on international issues as we welcome the world to the Kingdom.鈥�

HIGHLIGHTS

抖阴短视频 will guide work of the G20 under the theme 鈥淩ealizing opportunities of the 21st century for all鈥� and will focus on three aims:

鈥� Empowering people

鈥� Safeguarding the planet

鈥� Shaping new frontiers

For the next year, 鈥渁ll eyes will be on 抖阴短视频,鈥� political analyst Dr. Hamdan Al-Shehri told Arab News.

鈥淲e know 抖阴短视频鈥檚 strength is both economic and diplomatic, and this will be the time to showcase it to the world,鈥� he said.

Other countries realized that 抖阴短视频鈥檚 strength lay in oil, but it was charting a different course through Vision 2030 with a future focused on the non-oil economy, Al-Shehri said.

He pointed out the strategic significance of 抖阴短视频鈥檚 location, connecting three continents and linked to crucial maritime straits at Bab Al-Mandab, Hormuz and the Suez Canal. These shipping lanes were vital for international trade, Al-Shehri said, and 抖阴短视频 protected them not just for itself and the region, but the whole world.

The G20 presidency was 鈥渁 chance for the world to see the significance of our country and what it has to offer. It is a lively nation,鈥� he said.