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Qatar to host G77 summit in June
DOHA: The State of Qatar will host on June 16 and 17 the Group
of 77 and China second south summit. Assistant Foreign Minister
for Follow-up Affairs and Chairman of the National Organizing
committee, H E Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Rumeihi, has underlined
the significance of the group’s summit which brings together 132
countries from the globe’s southern hemisphere, due to the vital
economic, trade and development issues it will discuss.
Addressing a press conference at the Sheraton Doha yesterday,
Al-Rumeihi said the summit will be preceded on June 12 by a
high-level meeting for officials that will discuss topics on the
agenda and will be followed on June 13 by a meeting for foreign
ministers of Group of 77 and China. Several heads of state of
member countries are expected to arrive in Doha on June 14 to
take part in the summit
