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29 June 2021 Multilateralism, Africa and food security: these are the central themes of the meeting of the G20 foreign ministers today in Matera, followed by a joint session with the development ministers. In the Lucanian city, after the

at the Castello Svevo, the foreign ministers of the Group of the 20 main economies in the world

arrive this morning,

the head of the Foreign Ministry Luigi Di Maio. "In order to rebuild together and better we must not leave anyone behind", underlined the minister.

The United States is "grateful" for "Italy's leadership" in the challenges that are at the heart of the "global agenda", such as the fight against climate change and the fight against Covid, "to rebuild our economies and fill inequalities. ", said in a press conference in Rome the American Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who in Matera will face neither the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi nor the Russian Sergei Lavrov, head of diplomacy of the two countries that The West increasingly identifies as "challenge" and "threat".  

The

- the first actually, "at Di Maio's invitation, will connect via videoconference", having been unable to leave Beijing to participate in the celebrations for the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party on July 1 - seems to confirm the intention of the two countries to accentuate contrast with the West. And to coordinate more and more, as demonstrated today by the video meeting between the Russian president and the Chinese president. Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping spoke of relations between Moscow and Beijing as "an example of cooperation between governments in the 21st century", relations that are "at a level never before reached". And for this they have decided to extend the Treaty of good neighborhood and friendly cooperation between the two countries by five years.       

The meeting of G20 foreign ministers begins at 10 am and is divided into two sessions: the first on the theme of

and

, a key tool for addressing the main global challenges and promoting a sustainable and resilient recovery. The second session dedicated to

, with a thematic focus on

and will focus on

more appropriate in some important sectors including those of the inclusion of young people and women, trade exchanges, the fight against climate change and the energy transition. In order to ensure alignment with the program of the Italian Presidency of the G20, both themes on the agenda were developed starting from the three pillars "People, Planet, Prosperity" and in harmony with the common thread of "build back better", aimed at promoting sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery.       

In the afternoon,

will be held

This will be followed, again for the first time, by a specific session of the development ministers alone, Wednesday in Brindisi. With the joint ministerial, the Italian presidency intends to bring the global situation of food security and nutrition to the center of the international political agenda, thus providing the political impetus and momentum necessary for concrete actions to address food crises and achieve the Zero goal. Hunger by 2030. At the end, the Matera Ministerial Declaration will be adopted.