Turkish president attends G20 summit via video link
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 05:15 | 26 March 2020
- Modified Date: 05:15 | 26 March 2020
Turkey's president on Thursday took part in an extraordinary meeting of leaders of the G20 economic bloc focusing on the coronavirus pandemic.
Via videoconferencing, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took part in the meeting from Huber Palace in Istanbul.
Accompanying Erdoğan were Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavuşoğu, Finance and Treasury Minister Berat Albayrak, Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalın and Turkey's G20 Sherpa Hayrettin Demircan.
In addition to Turkey, the G20 leaders include Germany, the U.S., Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, France, South Africa, South Korea, India, Italy, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the EU.
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