Turkish President Erdogan attends session on sustainable development at G20

By Esra Tekin and Mumin Altas

ISTANBUL/RIO DE JANEIRO (AA) – Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday attended a session titled Sustainable Development and Energy Transition on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ summit in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro city.

The closed-door session began at the Museum of Modern Art after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's opening speech.

For the first time, Brazil's leadership presided over the G20, an economic bloc comprised of the world's 20 largest economies.

The G20 includes 19 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Russia, Türkiye, UK, and UK, as well as two regional bodies: the African Union and the European Union.

G20 members account for approximately 85% of the world's GDP, more than 75% of world trade, and roughly two-thirds of the global population.