中国将举办g20贸易部长会议
China's Ministry of Commerce said the country will host the G20 trade ministers meetings in Shanghai this summer.
中国商务部部长表示，今年夏天上海将举办G20贸易部长会议。
Shen Danyang, spokesman for the Ministry, made the remarks at a news conference in Beijing.
"China took over the rotating G20 presidency on December 1, 2015, and a series of meetings have been started successively through various channels. As a department which coordinates trade and investment cooperation, the Ministry of Commerce will host the G20 trade ministers meetings from July 9 to 10 this year in Shanghai, before which three trade and investment work team meetings will be held."
Shen says G20 member states have strong desire to enhance trade and investment cooperation amid the slowdown of global trade and economy.
In such a background, through China's proposal, leaders of the G20 demanded in 2015 that trade ministers meetings be held periodically and agreed to establish a supportive work team.
"China hopes member nations, through trade ministers' meetings and a series of work team meetings, will carry out in-depth discussions over issues including constructing a trade and investment platform among G20 countries, promoting global trade growth, supporting a multilateral trade system, enhancing coordination and cooperation of investment policies, and advancing an inclusive and coordinated global value chain."
The next annual G20 summit is also to be held in China, in Hangzhou in September.