2013 G20 Saint Petersburg summit
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Follows | 2012 G20 Los Cabos summit |
Precedes | 2014 G20 Brisbane summit |
Website | Russia G20 |
The 2013 G20 Saint Petersburg summit was the
Syria
The summit was dominated by questions regarding the
Media billed the summit as a contest between U.S. President Barack Obama, trying to garner support for military action, and Russian President Vladimir Putin in opposition to any such action.[6] 11 countries signed a U.S.-authored statement blaming and condemning the Assad government for the attacks and calling for a "strong international response".[6]
Finance policy meetings
Russia, as this year's chair, hosted the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting in Moscow on 15 and 16 February 2013.
Another meeting of the same participants was held in Moscow on 18 and 19 April 2013.[7]
Attendance
This meeting was the second time an Australian Prime Minister could not be in attendance, with Kevin Rudd being represented by Foreign Minister Bob Carr, owing to the timing of a federal election on 7 September. In 2010, Rudd had been unable to attend when he was displaced as prime minister two days before the 2010 G20 Toronto summit, at which Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan then represented Australia.[9][10] During the summit, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh focused on the ongoing economic crisis and urged the G20 nations to pay more attention to their monetary policies.[11]
After a suggestion by South African President Zuma to invite additional representatives from African nations to St Petersburg, Russia's President Vladimir Putin declared that he appreciates this suggestion, and is ready to welcome leaders from the
Participating leaders
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Chancellor
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Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister
Invited guests
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Sultan, 2013 Chair of ASEAN
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Singapore
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister, 2013 Chair of the International Monetary Fund and the Global Governance Group
References
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- ^ Russia to host G20 summit in 2013 Archived 8 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine, RIA Novosti,4 November 2011
- ^ Saint Petersburg to hold G20 Summit of 2013 Archived 8 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Voice of Russia, 12 April 2012
- ^ "Syria crisis: Cameron loses Commons vote on Syria action". BBC. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "Obama: US cannot ignore Syria chemical weapons". BBC. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ a b Kendall, Bridget (7 September 2013). "Syria crisis: No clear winner in Russia-US G20 duel". BBC. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ a b "The G20". Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ Palmer, Randall, and Kelly, Lidia (16 February 2013) "Update 3: G20 steps back from currency brink, heat off Japan" Archived 18 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters, Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ Leaders arrive in Canada ahead of G8/G20 summits Archived 22 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine CTV News, 24 June 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2013
- Lowy Institute for International Policy, 7 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013
- ^ "Manmohan Singh urges G20 Nation to review their Monetary Policies". Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ [=http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/18129 Press statements following talks with President of South Africa Jacob Zuma]