DUSHANBE, 16.02.2017. /NIAT “Khovar”/. Top diplomats of the G20 members will gather on Thursday in Germany’s western city of Bonn, paving the way for the G20 Summit in July, Xinhua reports citing media on Wednesday.

According to the official agenda, the two-day ministerial informal meeting will mainly focus on the 2030 sustainable development agenda, peace and partnership with Africa.

Other notable issues will also be presented on the sidelines of the meeting where multilateralism as well as globalization will be addressed.

The summit may mark the first interaction between newly-appointed U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his counterparts.

Some foreign policies and stances, such as the cooperation on climate change, global trade, conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, are to be discussed by the group.

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel will host the meeting.

According to the Russian news agency TASS, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold his first bilateral meeting with Tillerson during the meeting. They will address bilateral relations, and major international and regional crises that the countries «cooperated on and should cooperate.»