China's President Xi Jinping will attend the Group of 20 (G20) leaders' summit in Rome on Oct. 30-31 via video link, according to a notice from China's foreign ministry on Friday.
He will make a speech at the summit, the notice said.
Xi has not left China since early 2020, when the gravity of the Covid-19 pandemic became clear.
A handful of other key leaders from wealthy G20 nations look set to miss this month's summit that hosts Italy had hoped would be an in-person event, diplomats and officials previously told Reuters.
US President Joe Biden has confirmed he will attend.
The G20, whose countries account for 80% of global carbon emissions, is considered an important stepping stone before the United Nations COP26 climate summit next week in Scotland.
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(Published 29 October 2021, 02:37 IST)
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