Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2020

26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
CHOGM 2020
Host country  Rwanda
Dates 2020
Venue(s) TBA
Cities TBA
Chair President of Rwanda
Follows CHOGM 2018
Precedes CHOGM 2022

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2020, also known as CHOGM 2020, will be the 26th meeting of the heads of government of the Commonwealth of Nations. The summit is scheduled to be held in Rwanda. The meeting was originally expected to be held in Malaysia[1] but the decision of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak not to attend CHOGM 2018 due to political uncertainty at home[2] meant that he was unable to formally propose Malaysia as host.[3] It was announced that Commonwealth leaders had accepted Rwanda's offer to host the meeting instead of Fiji which had also made an offer.[3] It will be the first Commonwealth Summit held in a country that is not a former British colony or dominion or the United Kingdom itself.

The position of Commonwealth Chair-in-Office, held by the government leader of the CHOGM host country, will be transferred at the summit from the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to the President of Rwanda, who will hold the post until the 27th CHOGM expected to be held in Samoa in 2022.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Malaysia to host 26th CHOGM in 2020". Malyasiakini. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "British envoy hopes Prime Minister will be at Leaders Retreat in London". The Star (Malaysia). 10 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "With 8yr Membership, Rwanda To Host Commonwealth Summit 2020". KT Press. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Our History". The Commonwealth. The Commonwealth. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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