Resolution on the Pittsburgh G20 Summit of 24 and 25 September 2009

The Council held a brief exchange of views on the Presidency’s intentions for handling the preparation of G-20 meetings scheduled for September 2009. It was also informed of the outcome of a meeting of G-20 deputy finance ministers on 27 and 28 June.

A meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors is planned for 3 and 4 September in order to prepare a G-20 leaders' meeting to be held in Pittsburgh (United States) on 24 and 25 September as part of an ongoing process aimed at restoring economic confidence and financial stability worldwide.

The Pittsburgh summit will bring together the heads of state and government of the world's developed and emerging economies, as well as representatives of international financial institutions. It will follow on from summits held in Washington in November 2008, the first G-20 meeting to be held at the highest level, and in London in April.

EU finance ministers will hold an informal lunch meeting in Brussels on 2 September to prepare for the G-20 meetings.