World leaders gather for G20 summit in Indonesia

World leaders gather for G20 summit in Indonesia

Bali: World leaders started arriving in Bali, Indonesia on Monday morning ahead of the G20 leaders' summit, which opens on Tuesday. Chaired by Indonesian President Joko Widodo, the 17th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit will welcome heads of state and government officials from the world's leading economies to address major global issues. UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will also be attending the summit. He will be leading a high-level UAE delegation to participate in meetings and engagements throughout the two-day summit, WAM reported. Priority areas of discussion will be energy and food security, climate action, and sustainable development that enables nations and their people to grow and prosper. Having arrived in Bali on Saturday, US President Biden is expected to meet China's Xi Jinping on Monday. Both leaders will attend the opening of the G20 summit on Tuesday. Biden arrived in Phnom Penh early for meetings with Southeast Asian leaders. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan touched down on Monday, hours after his home city of Istanbul was rocked by an explosion that authorities blamed on Kurdish separatists. Erdogan said before he departed Turkey that the "vile attack" which killed at least six people