Following the G-20 summit held in November in Seoul, South Korea hosted the G-20 Speakers` Consultation attended by speakers and their representatives from 26 nations and groups, including five non-G-20 members and Inter-Parliamentary Union members.
On the first day of the meeting, the participants shared opinions on strategies to fight against global terrorism amid a heightened security alert following the death of Osama bin Laden and ongoing political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa.
In the last two sessions Friday, parliamentarians will discuss ways to collaborate to reduce trade imbalance and pursue sustainable growth by supporting developing nations in various fields in the post-financial crisis era.
The joint declaration is expected to call for each nation to collaborate on global anti-terrorism measures, inter-parliamentary diplomacy and shared growth between developing and advanced countries, organizers said.
This week`s conference is the second of its kind after the inaugural session in Canada in September.
(T.A045/H-AK)
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