China praised as senior planners enter 'last mile'

Sherpa Meeting crafts blueprint, including plan to provide help for poorest nations

Members of the G20 should steadily complete their "very last mile" and settle on final arrangements for the summit, as preparations have entered their final stage, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Thursday.

Li Baodong, vice-foreign minister and the Chinese coordinator for G20 affairs, made the remark at the opening ceremony of the fourth G20 Sherpa Meeting in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, three days ahead of the Leaders Summit, which begins on Sunday.