Sherpas pave the way for G20 summit
Substantial discussion gets off to a good start
Germany assumed the G20 Presidency on 1 December 2016. Berlin has now seen the first meeting of G20 Sherpas, who have been preparing the ground for the leaders’ summit in Hamburg. Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed the visitors, some of whom had a long trip behind them.
The first working session of the G20 Sherpas, chaired by the German Sherpa Lars-Hendrik Röller
Photo: Bundesregierung/Kugler
The first G20 Sherpa Meeting was chaired by Germany’s G20 Sherpa and the Chief Economic Advisor to the Chancellor, Lars-Hendrik Röller. In Berlin the Sherpas discussed the priority topics proposed by Germany’s G20 Presidency. In the evening Chancellor Angela Merkel greeted them at the Federal Chancellery.
The Sherpas are the authorised personal negotiators of the G20 leaders, and are mandated to prepare the ground for the G20 summit.
Wide spectrum of topics on the agenda
Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed the G20 Sherpas to the first working session
Photo: Bundesregierung/Bergmann
International trade and investment matters, the climate and energy policy direction of the G20, and health-related issues all figure high on the agenda. The impacts of digitalisation, also on consumer protection, data security and competition law were among the topics discussed.
With a view to realising the 2030 Agenda, development in Africa, food security and migration were further matters deliberated.
More Sherpa meetings are planned in Frankfurt am Main, Munich and Hamburg, before the G20 leaders meet on 7 and 8 July 2017 in Hamburg.
Monday, 12 December 2016