2019 G20 Osaka summit
{{Short description|Fourteenth meeting of the G20, first in Japan}}
{{Broader|G20}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox summit meeting
| name = 2019 G20 Osaka summit
| other_titles =14th G20 Summit
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| logo = Logo of 2019 G20 Osaka summit.svg
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| image = Family photo of the 2019 G20 Osaka summit.jpg
| caption = 2019 G20 summit attendees
| country = {{flag|Japan}}
| venues = Intex Osaka
| date = 28–29 June 2019
| motto =Ensure Global Sustainable Development
| cities = Osaka; Kobe; & Sapporo
| participants = G20 members
Invited bodies:
{{flag|United Nations}}
{{flag|WTO}}
{{flag|ASEAN}}
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23x15px International Labour Organization
23x15px Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
23x15px Financial Stability Board
23x15px World Health Organization
23x15px World Bank
| chairperson = Shinzō Abe
| follows = 13th
| precedes = 15th
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The 2019 G20 Osaka summit was the fourteenth meeting of the G20, held at the International Exhibition Center in Osaka.{{cite news| url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/02/20/national/government-picks-osaka-venue-g-20-summit-2019-sources/#.Wov_9kxuKDs| title=Government picks Osaka as venue for G-20 summit in 2019: sources| date=February 20, 2018| work=The Japan Times| access-date=February 20, 2018| archive-date=February 20, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220154126/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/02/20/national/government-picks-osaka-venue-g-20-summit-2019-sources/#.Wov_9kxuKDs| url-status=dead}}{{cite web| url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/05/27/national/politics-diplomacy/concern-grows-g20-security-preparations-will-impact-osaka/| title=Concern grows over how G20 security preparations will impact Osaka| date=27 May 2019| first=Eric| last=Johnston| website=japantimes.co.jp}} It was the first G20 summit hosted by Japan.{{cite web| url=http://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/G-20-summit/Japan-to-host-G-20-summit-in-2019-for-1st-time| title=Japan to host G-20 summit in 2019 for 1st time| date=July 9, 2017| work=The Nikkei| access-date=July 12, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807155420/https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/G-20-summit/Japan-to-host-G-20-summit-in-2019-for-1st-time| archive-date=August 7, 2017| url-status=dead}}
Participating leaders
File:Retrato oficial del Presidente Mauricio Macri.jpg|{{ARG}}
Mauricio Macri, President|alt=ArgentinaMauricio Macri, President
File:Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison.jpg|{{AUS}}
Scott Morrison, Prime Minister|alt=AustraliaScott Morrison, Prime Minister
File:Jair Bolsonaro em 24 de abril de 2019 (1) (cropped).jpg|{{BRA}}
Jair Bolsonaro, President|alt=BrazilJair Bolsonaro, President
File:Justin Trudeau of Canada at 2023 North American Leaders’ Summit (cropped 2).jpg|{{CAN}}
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister|alt=CanadaJustin Trudeau, Prime Minister
File:Xi Jinping 2019.jpg|{{CHN}}
Xi Jinping, President|alt=ChinaXi Jinping, President
File:Emmanuel Macron.jpg|{{flag|France|1974}}
Emmanuel Macron, President|alt=FranceEmmanuel Macron, President
File:Angela Merkel 2019 cropped.jpg|{{DEU}}
Angela Merkel, Chancellor|alt=GermanyAngela Merkel, Chancellor
File:Official Photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Potrait.png|{{IND}}
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister |alt=IndiaNarendra Modi, Prime Minister
File:Joko Widodo 2019 official portrait.jpg|{{IDN}}
Joko Widodo, President|alt=IndonesiaJoko Widodo, President
File:Giuseppe Conte (cropped).jpg|{{ITA}}
Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister|alt=ItalyGiuseppe Conte, Prime Minister
File:Shinzō Abe Official.jpg|{{JPN}}
Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister (host)|alt=JapanShinzō Abe, Prime Minister (host)
File:Mexican Foreign Secretary Ebrard (cropped).jpg|{{MEX}}
Marcelo Ebrard, Secretary of Foreign Affairs|alt=MexicoMarcelo Ebrard, Secretary of Foreign Affairs
File:Владимир Путин (08-03-2024) (cropped).jpg|{{RUS}}
Vladimir Putin, President|alt=RussiaVladimir Putin, President
File:Mohammad bin Salman October 2019 (cropped).jpg|{{SAU}}
Mohammad bin Salman, Crown Prince|alt=Saudi ArabiaMohammad bin Salman, Crown Prince
File:Prime Minister Sunak met with President Ramaphosa of South Africa in Number 10 - 2022 (cropped).jpg|{{ZAF}}
Cyril Ramaphosa, President|alt=South AfricaCyril Ramaphosa, President
File:Moon Jae-in 2017.jpg|{{ROK}}
Moon Jae-in, President|alt=Republic of KoreaMoon Jae-in, President
File:Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ukraine.jpg|{{TUR}}
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President|alt=TurkeyRecep Tayyip Erdoğan, President
File:Theresa May (2016) (cropped).jpg|{{GBR}}
Theresa May, Prime Minister|alt=United KingdomTheresa May, Prime Minister
File:Donald Trump official portrait.jpg|{{USA}}
Donald Trump, President|alt=United States Donald Trump, President
File:Donald Tusk 2019.jpg|{{EU}}
Donald Tusk, President of the European Council{{cite news |title=G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, 28-29/06/2019 |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-summit/2019/06/28-29/ |publisher=European Union}}|alt=European Union Donald Tusk, President of the European Council
File:Jean-Claude Juncker 2019.jpg|{{EU}}
Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission|alt=European UnionJean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission
Invited guests
File:Retrato Oficial Presidente Piñera 2018 (cropped7).jpg|{{CHL}}
Sebastián Piñera, President, Chairperson of APEC|alt=ChileSebastián Piñera, President, Chairperson of APEC
File:AbdelFattah Elsisi (cropped).jpg|{{EGY}}
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President, Chairperson of the African Union{{cite web|url=https://g20.org/en/summit/about/#participants|title=What Is The G20 Summit?|access-date=27 June 2019|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630182448/https://g20.org/en/summit/about/#participants|archive-date=June 30, 2019|url-status=dead}}|alt=EgyptAbdel Fattah el-Sisi, President, Chairperson of the African Union
File:Dutch PM Mark Rutte 2022.jpg|{{NLD}}
Mark Rutte, Prime Minister
Guest invitee|alt=NetherlandsMark Rutte, Prime Minister Guest invitee
File:President Macky Sall in 2020.jpg|{{SEN}}
Macky Sall, President, Chairperson of NEPAD|alt=SenegalMacky Sall, President, Chairperson of NEPAD
File:Lee Hsien Loong 2016 (cropped).jpg|{{SGP}}
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister
Guest invitee|alt=SingaporeLee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister Guest invitee
File:Pedro Sánchez in 2022.jpg|{{ESP}}
Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister
Permanent guest invitee|alt=SpainPedro Sánchez, Prime Minister Permanent guest invitee
File:Prayut 2022.jpg|{{THA}}
Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister, Chairperson of ASEAN|alt=ThailandPrayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister, Chairperson of ASEAN
File:Nguyen Xuan Phuc 2022.jpg|{{VNM}}
Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Prime Minister
Guest invitee|alt=VietnamNguyễn Xuân Phúc, Prime Minister Guest invitee
International organization guests
File:The President, Asian Development Bank, Mr. Takehiko Nakao.jpg|23x15px Asian Development Bank
Takehiko Nakao, President
File:Randal Quarles official photo.jpg|23x15px Financial Stability Board
Randal Quarles, President
File:Christine Lagarde (cropped).jpg|International Monetary Fund
Christine Lagarde, President
File:Guy Ryder, February 2014 (cropped).jpg|23x15px International Labour Organization
Guy Ryder, Director-General
File:Angel Gurria - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012 (cropped).jpg|23x15px Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
José Ángel Gurría, Secretary-General
File:António Guterres, 23.03.23.jpg|23x15px United Nations
António Guterres, Secretary-General
File:David Malpass, World Bank Group President (cropped).jpg|23x15px World Bank
David Malpass, President
File:Mukhisa Kituyi, Houlin Zhao, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus with Sophia - AI for Good Global Summit 2018 (41223188035) (cropped).jpg|23x15px World Health Organization
Tedros Adhanom, Director-General
File:Roberto Azevedo in 2020.jpeg|23x15px World Trade Organization
Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General
Issues
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File:2019 Jantar em homenagem aos Líderes do G20 - 48143999111.jpg 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.{{cite news |last1=Dinesh |first1=Singh |title=G20 Summit 2019 Themes Ensures Sustainable Development |url=http://abclive.in/g20-summit-2019-themes/ |access-date=27 June 2019 |agency=ABC Live India}} The eight themes were "Global Economy", "Trade and Investment", "Innovation", "Environment and Energy", "Employment", "Women's Empowerment", "Development" and "Health".{{Cite web|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/g20_summit/osaka19/en/summit/theme/ |title=Main Themes |website=G20 Osaka Summit 2019 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) |access-date=August 6, 2020 }}
Regards to "Trade and Investment", support for the necessary reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was agreed. WHO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo had been participating in the summit, welcomed the communique.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news19_e/dgra_29jun19_e.htm |date=June 29, 2019 |title=Azevêdo welcomes G20 leaders' reaffirmation of commitment to WTO reform |publisher=WTO |access-date=September 6, 2020 }}
Regards to "Innovation", necessity of respected and interoperable frameworks on Data Free Flow with Trust, both domestic and international, was discussed.
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/g20_summit/osaka19/en/documents/final_g20_osaka_leaders_declaration.html |title=G20 Osaka Leaders' Declaration |website=G20 Osaka Summit 2019 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) |access-date=August 2, 2020 }}
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,{{Cite web|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/g20_summit/osaka19/pdf/special_event/en/special_event_01.pdf |title= Osaka Declaration on Digital Economy |website=G20 Osaka Summit 2019 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) |access-date=August 4, 2020 }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/g20_summit/osaka19/en/special_event/ |title=Leaders' Special Event |website=G20 Osaka Summit 2019 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) |access-date=August 2, 2020 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.weforum.org/whitepapers/data-free-flow-with-trust-dfft-paths-towards-free-and-trusted-data-flows |date=June 10, 2020 |title=Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT): Paths towards Free and Trusted Data Flows |website=World Economic Forum |publisher=World Economic Forum |access-date=August 3, 2020 }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/g20_summit/osaka19/pdf/special_event/en/special_event_03.pdf |title=Press Release: Leaders' Special Event on Women's Empowerment at G20 Osaka Summit |website=G20 Osaka Summit 2019 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) |access-date=August 5, 2020 }}
Related topics
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.{{cite web|url=https://m.mingpao.com/pns/要聞/article/20190625/s00001/1561399810603/外交部-中方不允g20討論香港| title=外交部：中方不允G20討論香港| date=June 25, 2019| work=Ming Pao}} 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.{{cite news |last1=INC |first1=SANKEI DIGITAL |script-title=ja:亡命ウイグル人ら、中国の弾圧訴え抗議デモ |url=https://www.sankei.com/west/news/190628/wst1906280042-n1.html |access-date=2019-06-28 |work={{lang|ja|産経ニュース}} |date=2019-06-28 |language=ja}}
On June 29, President of the United States Donald Trump offered North Korea's Kim Jong-un a weekend meeting in the demilitarized zone,{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Joyce |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-trump/trump-offers-north-koreas-kim-weekend-meeting-in-demilitarized-zone-idUSKCN1TT354 |title=Trump offers North Korea's Kim weekend meeting in demilitarized zone |date=June 29, 2019 |access-date=August 4, 2020 |work=Reuters }} and the 2019 Koreas–United States DMZ Summit was realized.
See also
References
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External links
- {{oweb|https://g20.org/en/}} of the G20. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701025137/https://g20.org/en/ |date=July 1, 2019 }}.
- [https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/g20_summit/osaka19/en/ Official website of G20 Osaka Summit 2019]
- [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/06/27/national/profiles-g20-leaders/#.XRSm8etKjbg Profiles of G20 leaders]
- [https://g20mpl.org/ Towards Osaka Blue Ocean Vision]
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