Italy’s G20 presidency to focus on Covid-19 recovery

Rome, Dec 10 : Helping provide greater access to coronavirus vaccines as they become available and taking steps to spark worldwide economic growth will be among the main priorities during Italy’s 2021 G20 presidency, a government official said.
The Italian G20 Presidency , the country’s first turn in that role, formally began this month, though all of the discussions related to Italy’s presidency will take place in 2021, reports Xinhua news agency.
The main summit is scheduled to take place in Rome on October 30-31, 2021.
There will also be various ministerial-level talks, starting with a roundtable for G20 ministers of culture and tourism on May 3-4, 2021, in Rome.
As of now, all the events are planned to take place in person, though a government official who spoke to Xinhua confirmed that some could shift to virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic.
For the first time in the history of the group, the main 2020 G20 summit was held via video link last month.