G20 Hamburg summit stresses building interconnected world in communiqué

The Group of 20 (G20) Hamburg summit on Saturday adopted a communiqué, stressing G20's common goals of tackling challenges of the time and building an interconnected world. 

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the 12th Summit of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, 2017.[Photo:Xinhua/Xie Huanchi]

The summit pledges to jointly step up cooperation based on the outcomes of the Hangzhou summit, advance trade and investment, give full play to the potential of digitalization, push forward sustainable development, and forge partnership with African countries, said the communiqué adopted at the conclusion of the two-day meeting.

The summit stresses the realization of a robust, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth to build globalization and benefit mankind, it added.