China News Agency, Berlin, February 19 (Reporter Peng Dawei) German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after attending the Group of Seven (G7) leaders’ meeting on the 19th that the G7 countries believe that promoting economic recovery after the new crown epidemic requires a fair and mutually beneficial In the global economic system, the G7 especially hopes to cooperate with the Group of Twenty (G20) countries, especially China, in this regard.
Merkel attended the G7 leaders' meeting hosted by the United Kingdom via video on the same day.
After the meeting, Merkel made the above remarks at a press conference in Berlin.
Data map: German Chancellor Merkel.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei
Merkel said that the focus of the G7 leaders' talks that day included fighting the new crown epidemic, global economic recovery and G7 cooperation with Africa.
She said that in order to make the economy prosperous again in the post-epidemic period, it must be in a more sustainable way. Therefore, it is not only necessary to find a solution to overcome the epidemic, but also to address challenges such as climate change and biodiversity. Plan.
Merkel said that the G7 believes that rebuilding the economy requires a fair and mutually beneficial global economic system.
"G7 especially hopes to cooperate with G20 countries in this regard-especially with China."
In a joint statement released after the meeting that day, the Group of Seven nations stated that, in line with the goal of helping all mankind have a fair and mutually beneficial global economic system, the Group of Seven nations “will cooperate with other parties, especially those that include China. Cooperation with the G20 countries of the largest economies".
The United Kingdom is currently the rotating presidency of the Group of Seven.
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