A reception for leaders brought together here for the fifth Group of 20 Summit was held late Thursday at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul.

Some 140 people, including heads of state, representatives from international organizations and finance ministers, attended the reception offered by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.

The reception, the first event of the two-day Summit that started from Thursday, will be followed by a working dinner among the leaders and a separate dinner among their spouses.

The G20 leaders will begin official discussions on the world economic situation and measures to achieve more balanced and sustainable growth on Friday.