G20 summit will prioritise innovation, development: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

BEIJING: China will stress on innovation, reform and development at the upcoming G20 summit to revive the global economic growth, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said as the country is set to host the meeting later this year.

China will make breakthroughs for the summit by trying to discover new force of growth through innovation, inject new momentum to the world economy through reform and create new prospects through development, Wang said on the sidelines of the Chinese Parliament.

For the first time, China will make innovative growth a key topic in the G20 summit agenda, taking the opportunities of new industrial revolution and digital economy to develop a new blueprint for the innovative growth of the world economy, he said, adding that G20 summit is the most important international conference China will host this year.

China also prioritises development issues in macro-policy coordination and encourages G20 members to show leadership in implementing the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to promote inclusive and interconnected development of the world, he said.

The summit will be held in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou on September 4 and 5, after China took over the G20 presidency in December 2015.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi besides other top world leaders is expected attend the summit.