S. Korea to host global symposium on G20 summit next week

South Korea, host of the November G20 Summit, will hold an international symposium on the role of G20 next week, a state-run think tank said Monday.

The state-run Korea Development Institute (KDI) said it will hold the forum from Tuesday to Wednesday, jointly with the U.S.- based Brookings Institutions.

Around 30 experts from 10 countries will be present at the conference, which aims at discussing ways to develop the G20 summit into a top-level "control committee" to steer the future global economic growth, the KDI said.

The KDI said G20 is the next alternative for G7 or G8 meetings, better representing stances of developing nations.

Meanwhile, South Korea is also preparing for the G20 finance minister and central bank governor meeting ahead of the November summit, which will be held in the southern city of Gyeongju in October.

Source: Xinhua