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Now, in Rome, Italy, the leaders of 20 major countries around the world are gathered.
The G20 Summit kicks off today and runs until tomorrow.
We will connect with Correspondent Kim Gwi-soo who is in Rome to find out more details.
Correspondent Kim Gwi-soo! How many hours ago did the G20 summit start?
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Yes. The G20 Rome Summit kicked off with a welcome ceremony held around 5 pm Korean time.
It is the first time in two years that the G20 leaders meet face-to-face.
Leaders of each country came to Rome yesterday and the day before and are actively engaged in diplomatic activities.
US President Biden met French President Macron, who had been in conflict over the ocus issue, and tried to close the conflict by sending a message of apology.
President Moon Jae-in also met Pope Francis at the Papal Palace in the Vatican yesterday and officially proposed a visit to North Korea, and Pope Francis responded that he would be happy to visit North Korea if invited.
President Moon also met with President Biden at the official welcome ceremony a while ago and had a conversation on the topic of the meeting with Pope Francis.
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What topics will be intensively discussed at this G20 summit?
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Yes. The core agenda is also how developed countries will respond to the global catastrophe caused by climate change.
It is known that the G20 leaders have reached an agreement on some issues,
We agreed on the need to keep the global average temperature rise within 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels.
To this end, it is known that they have agreed to a plan to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30% compared to 2020 by 2030.
It also reaffirmed its commitment to implementing the previous agreement to provide $100 billion per year, or about KRW 117 trillion, to developing countries to respond to climate change.
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The countermeasures against the COVID-19 pandemic are also being discussed, right?
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Yes. As a global issue, measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic are being actively discussed.
The focus has been on equitable distribution of vaccines to prevent COVID-19.
The leaders have jointly announced that 40% of the world’s population will be vaccinated by the end of this year and 70% by the middle of next year.
In addition, the issue of stabilizing the global economic recovery and soaring energy prices after the COVID-19 pandemic was also addressed.
In particular, the digital tax agreement signed by 136 countries earlier this month was officially ratified at the G20 summit.
So far, it has been delivered from Rome.
