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Jaitley leaves for Turkey to participate in G-20 meet

September 03, 2015 12:14 IST

Finance Minister Arun JaitleyFinance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday left for Turkey to participate in a two-day conference of G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors.

"The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley left for Turkey on Thursday to participate in the two-day Conference of G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors," Finance Ministry said in a statement.

Reserve Bank's Governor Raghuram Rajan will also participate in the meet to be held in Ankara, Turkey on September 4 and September 5.

"The Finance Minsters will also hold meetings with his counterparts from G-20 participating countries on the sidelines of the aforesaid meet," statement added.

Other members of the G-20 grouping include Argentina, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, the US and the European Union.

Jaitley will reach New Delhi early morning on September 7.

Image: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Photograph: Danish Ismail/Reuters

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