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Eurasia
18/09/2023 06:00
Diaz-Canel said developing countries were the main victims of a “multidimensional crisis” in the world today from “abusive unequal trade” to devastating climate change. “After all this time that the North has organised the world according to its interests, it is now up to the South to change the rules of the game,” he said at the opening.
Emerging countries represent 80 percent of the world’s population. The meeting comes at a time of growing frustration with the Western-led world order because of widening differences over the war in Ukraine, the fight against climate change and the global economic system, Al Jazeera reminded.
According to Xinhua, the event was attended by delegations from more than 100 countries, including over 30 heads of state and government and ENSZ Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Established in 1964, G77 now has over 130 members, with its chairmanship rotating among member countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America based on regional principles. China is not a member but has been supporting and cooperating with the group under the framework of "G77 and China." China was represented by top Communist Party official Li Xi, who said his country “will always make South-South cooperation a priority” in its dealings with the outside world.
