Turkish president arrives in Italy to attend G20 summit

By Zafer Fatih Beyaz and Baris Seckin

ROME (AA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived early Saturday in Rome to attend the 16th G20 summit.

Erdogan was welcomed at the Fiumicino-Leonardo da Vinci International Airport by Ankara’s Ambassador to Rome Omer Gucuk and Vatican Ambassador Lutfullah Goktaş, as well as the staff of the Rome and Vatican embassies.

The Turkish president and first lady Emine Erdogan was accompanied by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Treasury and Finance Minister Lutfi Elvan, Communications Director Fahrettin Altun and presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin.

The group of 20 largest and most advanced economies is holding the summit on Oct. 30-31 to focus on addressing the coronavirus pandemic, fostering a robust economic recovery and boosting global cooperation on climate action.

Meetings are also expected to discuss migrant crises and other geopolitical issues.
The G20 countries are Turkey, the US, Japan, Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, India, Russia, Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and the EU bloc.

Italy, as the G20 term chair, has also invited representatives of Azerbaijan, Congo, Rwanda, the Philippines, New Zealand, the Netherlands and Singapore.