Amir to attend G20 Summit in Brazil Monday, visit Costa Rica and Colombia

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will take part in the Group of 20 (G20) Summit Monday, at the invitation of President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose country holds the current G20 presidency.

The 2024 G20 Summit will be held in Rio de Janeiro in the presence of Their Highnesses and Excellencies heads of state and government, and delegations.

After the summit, His Highness the Amir will pay official visits to the Republic of Costa Rica and the Republic of Colombia, where His Highness will meet leaders of the two countries and senior officials to discuss means of bolstering co-operation in various areas, as well as regional and international issues of joint interest.

His Highness the Amir will attend the 8th edition of the Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award which is held this year in San Jose, Costa Rica.

His Highness the Amir will be accompanied by an official delegation.

Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award is a global event celebrating the remarkable work of Anti-Corruption fighters around the world. Since 2016 the award has been held around the world in support of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The Rule Of Law and Anti-Corruption Center is proud to serve as the secretariat of this prestigious award.

The Award crowns the efforts of Qatar locally, internationally, and regionally in promoting the principles of transparency and integrity. The Award is considered a global initiative with objectives and dimensions that reinforce good governance and transparency. It unleashes the hand of justice to uproot the scourge of corruption, which poses a serious threat to the future, progress, and well-being of nations, especially since corruption jeopardizes the stability of societies, hinders the path of development and progress, and deepens division within a single society.

The first round of political consultations between the ministries of foreign affairs of Qatar and the Republic of Colombia was held in the Colombian capital of Bogota on October 20.

The Qatari side was led by HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan al-Hammadi, while the Colombian side was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco J. Coy G.

Bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to support and enhance them were reviewed during the round of consultations.

The second round of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Qatar and the Republic of Costa Rica was held in San Jose in September this year.

The Qatari side was headed by HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad al-Muraikhi, while the Costa Rican side was headed by HE Vice Minister of Bilateral Affairs and International Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lydia Mara Peralta Cordero.

The political consultations, dealt with bilateral cooperation relations, in addition to a host of topics of common interest.

Reuters adds from Rio De Janeiro: Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take center stage at the G20 summit in Brazil this week, as negotiators at UN talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse on climate finance that they hope leaders of the world's 20 major economies can break.

Heads of state arriving in Rio de Janeiro for the G20 summit will spend Monday and Tuesday addressing issues from poverty and hunger to the reform of global institutions. Still, the ongoing UN climate talks have thrown a spotlight on their efforts to tackle global warming.

While the COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, is tasked with agreeing a goal to mobilize hundreds billions of dollars for the climate, leaders of the Group of 20 major economies half a world away in Rio are holding the purse strings.

G20 countries account for 85% of the world's economy and are the largest contributors to multilateral development banks helping to steer climate finance. They are also responsible for more than three-quarters of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

"All countries must do their part. But the G20 must lead," UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told COP29 last week.