Muscat Municipality takes part in urban planning at U20 Mayoral Summit

Muscat Municipality takes part in urban planning at U20 Mayoral Summit

MUSCAT: Muscat Municipality took part in the two-day U20 Mayoral Summit on July 7 and 8 in Gujarat, India, the Chair City of Urban 20 (U20) 2023. The summit discussed issues related to the global economy, climate and development. The summit of Mayors is an initiative that deals mainly with the urban problems of cities and includes cities from the member countries of the group of twenty; other cities are also hosted outside the cluster system to expand public benefit and localise communication for the urban community. Speaking to the Observer, Altayeb Mohamed Alharthy, Director General of Muscat Municipality in Quriyat, who represented Muscat Municipality at the summit, said Oman's participation underlines the nation's commitment to providing a better living to the citizens and residents of the country. The event concluded with the handover of the Communiqué from the Mayors to G20 leaders. "We at Muscat Municipality are happy to have participated in one of its kind event, the U20 Summit. Our participation reflects a keen interest to benefit from international experiences and knowledge to enhance national efforts and endeavours aimed at achieving sustainable development according to national pillars," said Al Tayib al Harthy. The U20 Summit brought together about