G20 agrees to grant permanent membership to African Union

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G20 agrees to grant permanent membership to African Union

STORY: G20 agrees to grant permanent membership to African Union DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG YICHI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the G20 summit held in New Delhi STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG YICHI, Xinhua correspondent "The Group of 20 (G20) members agreed on Saturday to grant permanent membership to the African Union (AU) in an effort to make the group more representative." The agreement was reached at the inaugural session of the two-day G20 summit held in New Delhi during the weekend. Amidst applause from other G20 representatives, Azali Assoumani, president of the Union of the Comoros and current AU chairperson, then assumed his seat representing the 55-member-state continental body for the session. Created in 1999, the G20 is a main forum for international cooperation in the fields of finance and economy. It previously comprised 19 countries plus the European Union (EU). The AU, whose previous de

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