Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Saturday highlighted the importance of the Kingdom’s membership in the G20 and added that the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Italy’s capital Rome was picking up where the Kingdom’s presidency had left off last year.
Prince Faisal praised the Italian efforts and achievements during its presidency of the G20 in 2021, picking up from what was adopted during the Kingdom’s presidency last year to support the group’s efforts in achieving international cooperation in the face of the global challenges.
The Saudi FM highlighted the importance of the Kingdom’s membership in the G20, citing the country’s “great economic power and influence, which makes it an influential party in drawing global economic policies.”
Saudi Arabia’s participation in this year’s G20 is a “continuation of the roadmap for joint collective action undertaken by all member states,” he added.
Prince Faisal stressed the international interest in multilateral cooperation to reach sustainable development goals through global forums such as the G20.
This is in addition to doubling joint international efforts for faster recovery from the challenges ahead, restoring global economic growth, promoting global health, and restoring stability in all aspects of life.
Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat also emphasized the importance of international cooperation in trade and investment to help increase economic growth, development, innovation, and job creation in various countries.
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said it was essential to address climate change, adding that there’s a need to protect the environment, citing the Kingdom’s efforts in this regard through the Saudi Green Initiative and the Middle East Green Initiative.
The Middle East Green Initiative summit, which was held recently in Riyadh, represented a “launching pad for cooperation with the Kingdom’s international partners in raising the level of joint action in climate diplomacy,” SPA reported the minister as saying.
More so, Prince Faisal said the G20 this year, under the Italian presidency, discussed humanity, the planet, and prosperity, a matter that contributed to achieving global goals, advancing the wheel of prosperity in all countries, preserving people, the earth, and the environment to achieve the aspirations of all peoples.
It underlined the importance of taking the necessary steps and intensifying international efforts to provide safe and sufficient food for all countries, setting up faster mechanisms for adapting agriculture and food systems to climate change, and increasing investments that stimulate food security, sustainable food systems, and regional development.
Meanwhile, Prince Faisal reiterated the priority of peace and security in the African continent for the Kingdom.
He highlighted the Kingdom’s support for regional and international efforts in close cooperation with the African Union to lay the foundations for stability, security, and conflict resolution.
He expressed the Kingdom’s aspiration to unite global efforts to advance African countries’ status and increase investment in health, education, infrastructure, technology, public services, and development sectors to achieve prosperity, progress, and development in Africa.
Prince Faisal extended his appreciation to the Italian presidency for its keenness this year in rallying efforts to continue facing global challenges and working towards building a promising future for all countries.
He expressed his confidence that the success of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in the Italian capital, Rome, will yield many positive results that will serve the future of the world and its peoples and contribute to solving the most critical files, challenges, and international issues.
