Sheikh Khaled meets world leaders at G20 summit

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi highlights need to enhance efforts to achieve G20 objectives

Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, meets Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of Egypt, at the G20 summit in Rio, Brazil and discussed ways to strengthen strategic partnerships. All photos: @ADMediaOffice / X

Sheikh Khaled with Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, explored ways to bolster bilateral ties across key areas

Sheikh Khaled with Emmanuel Macron, President of France, at the G20 summit in Brazil

Sheikh Khaled meets President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa at the G20 gathering

Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the G20 summit in Brazil.

Along with exploring ways to strengthen co-operation with Egypt, France, Italy and South Africa, Sheikh Khaled highlighted the need to enhance joint efforts to achieve the objectives of the G20.

During talks with Mr Macron, Sheikh Khaled underscored the importance of building on the strong historical ties between the two countries and the need to advance strategic partnerships.

Sheikh Khaled, who is attending the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on behalf of President Sheikh Mohamed, highlighted similar bilateral objectives and discussed ways to further strengthen co-operation during his meetings with Mr El Sisi, Ms Meloni and Mr Ramaphosa.

On Monday, Sheikh Khaled announced a $100 million pledge from the UAE for the newly formed Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, whose focus will be to co-ordinate efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty worldwide.

He spoke of the UAE’s dedication to supporting global initiatives to combat hunger and poverty, reinforcing efforts to promote development, peace and prosperity. The new Alliance is backed by the African Union and the EU, international organisations, development banks, and philanthropic groups such as the Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Earlier, Sheikh Khaled discussed boosting bilateral ties with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and witnessed the signing of agreements in investment.

The summit brings together leaders of many of the world's largest and fastest-developing economies to discuss global economic issues, and is being held until Tuesday. The UAE is this year taking part in the G20 summit as a guest country for the fifth time.