The second and final day of the G20 summit meeting, in Rio de Janeiro, will be marked, this Tuesday (19), by discussions on energy transition and bilateral agendas, in addition to the transmission of the rotating presidency of the group of the main economies of the world. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will have private meetings with leaders from four countries. All these appointments will be at the Museum of Modern Art, in the central region of the city. 
Lula’s first appointment, at 9:15 am, is with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. At 10 am, there will be the third session of the leaders’ meeting. The theme is sustainable development and energy transition, one of Brazil’s priority interests in the G20. Shortly after 12pm there will be the closing session of the summit and the ceremony for the transmission of the G20 presidency from Brazil to South Africa.
Afterwards, President Lula offers lunch to American President Joe Biden. Afterwards, the President of the Republic will participate in a press conference.
In the afternoon, two bilateral meetings are also planned. One with the Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba, and the other with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer.
Before departing back to Brasília, President Lula will announce the results of the World Health Organization (WHO) investment round, alongside the institution’s director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Final statement
Final statement
The G20 countries announced, on Monday night (18), the first day of meetings, the group’s final statement. The document brings the commitment of nations to reform institutions, such as the UN Security Council; proposal to tax the super-rich; reiterates goals of Paris Agreement and condemns the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
See the full G20 final declaration.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reaching a consensus on the first day of the summit was a great achievement for the Brazilian government and diplomacy.
Another milestone on the first day was the launch of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, which was born with 148 founding members, including 82 countries, the African Union, the European Union, 24 international organizations, nine international financial institutions and 31 philanthropic and non-governmental.
The G20 is made up of 19 countries: South Africa, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, South Korea, United States, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, Russia and Turkey, in addition to the European Union and the African Union.
The group’s members represent around 85% of the world economy, more than 75% of global trade and around two-thirds of the planet’s population.
