South Korea would like to host the G20 summit that will follow the next gathering of world leaders, which is set for the US next month, said a senior South Korean official.

South Korea's special presidential envoy, Sakong II, was in Beijing to talk about the response from his country and China to the issue of how best to reshape the world's financial architecture.

South Korea, said Sakong, was committed to a bigger role in the global economic recovery.