OTS - G20 summit to start next week: Hamburg as the meeting place for an interconnected world
2017. June 28. 16:25
Germany, 28 June 2017.,(APA/OTS) - Cosmopolitan, international,
modern and interconnected, steeped in tradition, and experienced:
Germany's Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Hamburg's First
Mayor Olaf Scholz believe that the north German port city of
Hamburg is predestined to serve as the host and meeting place for
next week's G20 summit. Thus, the heads of state and government of
the world's 20 major industrialised and emerging economies and
their delegations will be gathering in Hamburg on 7 and 8 July for
the G20 summit.
As a cosmopolitan and liberal city that has maintained trade
relations with much of the world for centuries, Hamburg is a good
place for hosting the meeting. "Hamburg is a meetings location
that, thanks to its port, has been regarded as a beacon of free
trade for centuries," Germany's Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel
said, whose decision it was to hold this high-level event in
Hamburg. "Therefore, Hamburg seems to be predestined for hosting
this summit."
For several days in early July, Hamburg will be in the
spotlight of world politics. "In addition to the heads of state and
government and their delegations there will be several thousand
journalists from around the world gathering in Hamburg, and they
will get to know our city and provide coverage on Hamburg," says
Hamburg's First Mayor Olaf Scholz. It is estimated that some 10,000
participants will be attending, including more than 4,800
accredited media representatives from 65 countries. "As an
optimistic, cosmopolitan and hospitable city, Hamburg is committed
to being a good host to the G20 summit. Therefore, the event is
also regarded as an opportunity for Hamburg."
Preparations for the G20 summit have been in full swing for
several months, and now the countdown has begun: in a few days,
political leaders from the world's 20 major industrialised and
emerging economies and their delegations will be arriving in
Hamburg. The exhibition grounds of Hamburg Messe in the very heart
of the city will serve as the main venue for the summit, with
special arrangements in terms of security measures. Hamburg, the
"gateway to the world" with a port that is connected to 950 ports
in some 180 countries worldwide, will be the first German city to
play host to a G20 summit.
As part of its G20 presidency, Germany will be addressing
traditional G20 issues relating to the global economy, trade,
financial market regulations and fiscal policy, which have been
included in the agenda ever since the financial crisis of
2008/2009. In addition, Germany aims to draw public attention to
today's global challenges, such as combating pandemics, work
safety, the promotion of women, ways of dealing with displacement
and migration, prospects for African economies, as well as policy
measures in the areas of climate protection, energy, and
sustainable development. In the history of Hamburg, all of these
topics have been of relevance.
The G20 countries account for approx. 80% of the global
economic output and two thirds of the world population and may thus
serve as an example of active globalisation. As a port city,
Hamburg has always been international, and an ever-increasing
number of global players choose Hamburg as an important test market
before expanding into Europe.
On the night of 7 July, the G20 participants and their partners
are invited to a concert in the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg - Hamburg's
new landmark that has drawn immense international attention with
its spectacular opening in January 2017. But not only that: with
the opening of this amazing new concert hall, Hamburg has now
positioned itself globally as one of the must-see places in 2017.
For more information on Hamburg: www.hamburg.com and
www.hamburg-travel.com.
Contacts:
Hamburg Marketing GmbH
Guido Neumann
T: +49(40)300-51-580
guido.neumann@marketing.hamburg.de
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