Azerbaijan to attend G20 Summit

Azerbaijan will be represented as a full member in all events that will take place on the G20 platform chaired by Turkey.

The statement came from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, News.Az reports. 

The report notes that the negotiations on a given platform will be held in two directions - Sherpa (special representatives of States and Governments) and finance.

The issues related to finance, will be coordinated by the Ministry of Finance of Azerbaijan, and issues related to Sherpa - by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the statement says.

On March 25-26 in Izmir, Turkey hosts a second meeting in the direction of Sherpa, which involved the delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Mahmud Mammadguliyev.

From 1 December,2014 Turkey headed the "Big Twenty", which includes the 20 largest national economies - Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Britain, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Canada, China, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, USA, Turkey, France, South Korea, South Africa, Japan and the European Union.

In fact, Turkey for the whole year took the helm of the global economy. Turkey immediately invited Azerbaijan to take part in the G20 summit, which will be held in Antalya in 2015.