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WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala engaged in key discussions with global leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, and others during the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. The talks focused on WTO reforms, strengthening multilateral trade systems, and fostering global cooperation.
At the G20 Leaders Summit, currently held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, engaged with a wide array of world leaders to discuss pressing global trade and development issues.
The summit, which saw the attendance of the leaders of the nineteen member countries, including the African Union and the European Union, was held in Brazil from Nov. 18, 2024, to Nov. 19, 2024.
Dr Ngozi met with incumbent U.S. President Joe Biden to express gratitude for his support of the WTO and discussed with Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and World Bank President Ajay Banga alongside Ms Ritu Banga.
She also conversed with Chinese President Xi Jinping on WTO reforms and modernising the multilateral trading system to address 21st-century challenges. She was accompanied by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi for the discussion.
In another notable interaction, Dr Okonjo-Iweala connected with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, First Lady Senator Remi Tinubu, and African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, highlighting Africa’s role in global economic growth.
Further discussions were held with leaders such as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Chilean President Gabriel Boric, among others, emphasising the importance of collaboration on global trade issues.
