The ceremony is held at Hamburg's Messe Exhibition Center, which is located in the heart of Hamburg and has a modern infrastructure. At the same time, because of the presence of world leaders in the city, additional security measures have been taken, movement in the city center is severely limited.

In particular, the streets for urban transport are blocked. Armored personnel carriers and water cannons were sent to the streets of Hamburg.

Leaders of 19 countries gathered in Germany today, Brazil this year is represented by the Minister of Finance. In addition, the Chairman of the Government of Spain and the Prime Minister of Singapore, the leaders of the Netherlands and Norway, Vietnam, Senegal, Guinea.

At the summit, the heads of key international organizations - the United Nations, the World Bank, the WTO, the IMF, WHO, and others - are expected to attend..

After the official meeting of the leaders of the G20, a "retreat" dedicated to the fight against terrorism will take place.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday evening, July 6, in Hamburg, met with the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump. Leaders of the two countries discussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine. As reported by DW, the meeting took place on the eve of the G20 summit and lasted about an hour instead of the planned 45 minutes.