BANGKOK, June 27 (TNA) – Thai Prime Minister Gen.
Prayut Chan-ocha will extend ASEAN’s initiaive on tackling ocean waste to the G-20 summit in Japan.
Deputy government spokesman Werachon Sukondhapatipak said Gen. Prayut will attend the 2019 G20 Summit to be held in Osaka,
Japan during June 28-29.
Gen. Prayut was earlier invited to attend the G20
Summit in 2016 as chair of the Group 77 (G77) and this year, he is invited as
chair of ASEAN.
The Thai prime minister will boost global confidence on
Thailand’s post-election economic policy, and underscore the country’s role as
a bridge, linking ASEAN and G20 to put collective effort in fighting against various
global challenges such as ocean waste.
The Prime Minister is also scheduled to have bilateral
meetings with Prime Ministers of Japan and Australia.
Four main themes of the 2019 G20 Summit are global
economy, trade and investment; innovation (digital economy and AI); addressing
inequality and creating global sustainability through participation of all and
climate change environment and energy.
The G20 Summit is an international economic forum,
comprising 19 economies as members, including United Kingdom, Canada, France,
Italy, Japan, Germany and the United States.
Collectively, the G20 economies account for around 90%
of gross world product and 60% of the world population. (TNA)
