G20 summit calls for ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon, pledges cooperation to impose effective tax on the richest
The G20 countries announced in a joint statement issued Monday evening at the conclusion of a summit held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro that they are united in supporting a ceasefire in both Gaza and Lebanon.
The G20 leaders said in their statement, “While expressing our deep concern over the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and the escalation in Lebanon, we stress the urgent need to increase the flow of humanitarian aid and enhance the protection of civilians”.
The G20 leaders also pledged in the statement to cooperate on imposing an effective tax on the world’s richest, an initiative strongly supported by the summit’s host, leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
“We’ll seek, with full respect for fiscal sovereignty, to engage in a cooperative manner to ensure effective taxation of the wealthiest,” the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies said in the closing statement of their two-day summit.
In the statement, the G20 leaders welcomed any constructive initiative aimed at achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
In the closing statement of their two-day summit, the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies, including Russia, said they welcome all relevant and constructive initiatives that support the achievement of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine that is consistent with UN principles and promotes peaceful, friendly and good relations between neighboring countries.
