The summit was dominated by questions regarding the Syrian civil war and any potential international reaction to the Ghouta chemical attacks. The summit came after U.S.-led efforts to obtain a UN Security Council resolution authorising military strikes against the Assad government had failed due to Russian and Chinese opposition. The House of Commons of the United Kingdom had defeated a motion regarding UK involvement in any strike on 30 August[4] and U.S. politicians were debating potential action as the summit was ongoing.[5]
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 meetingsedit
Russia, as this year's chair, hosted the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting in Moscow on 15 and 16 February 2013.[7] While preparing for the September summit, the most pressing subject addressed – "desperately" according to Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty – was protectionist actions such as competitive devaluations. Japan, represented by finance minister Taro Aso, "escape[d] criticism" for the 20% drop in the yen that had stemmed from its recent reflationary policies. The "nations declared ... there would be no currency war and deferred plans to set new debt-cutting targets, underlining broad concern about the fragile state of the world economy", per Reuters.[8]
Another meeting of the same participants was held in Moscow on 18 and 19 April 2013.[7]
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 African Union and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) to the G20 summit in St Petersburg.[12]
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^"Obama: US cannot ignore Syria chemical weapons". BBC. from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
^ abKendall, Bridget (7 September 2013). "Syria crisis: No clear winner in Russia-US G20 duel". BBC. from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
^ ab"The G20". Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 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" 18 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters, Retrieved 5 August 2013.
^Leaders arrive in Canada ahead of G8/G20 summits 22 October 2013 at the Wayback MachineCTV News, 24 June 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2013
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The 2013 G20 Saint Petersburg summit was the eighth meeting of the G20 heads of government heads of state 1 2 The hosting venue was the Constantine Palace in Saint Petersburg Russia on 5 6 September 2013 3 2013 G20 Russia summitLogo of the G20 Russia 2013 summitHost countryRussiaDate5 6 SeptemberMottoBoosting Economic Growth and Job CreationVenue s Constantine PalaceCitiesSaint PetersburgParticipantsG20 members Guest invitees Spain Kazakhstan Singapore ASEAN African Union NEPADFollows2012 G20 Los Cabos summitPrecedes2014 G20 Brisbane summitWebsiteRussia G20 Contents 1 Syria 2 Finance policy meetings 3 Attendance 4 Participating leaders 4 1 Invited guests 5 References 6 External linksSyria editSee also International reactions to the Syrian civil war The summit was dominated by questions regarding the Syrian civil war and any potential international reaction to the Ghouta chemical attacks The summit came after U S led efforts to obtain a UN Security Council resolution authorising military strikes against the Assad government had failed due to Russian and Chinese opposition The House of Commons of the United Kingdom had defeated a motion regarding UK involvement in any strike on 30 August 4 and U S politicians were debating potential action as the summit was ongoing 5 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 editRussia as this year s chair hosted the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Moscow on 15 and 16 February 2013 7 While preparing for the September summit the most pressing subject addressed desperately according to Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was protectionist actions such as competitive devaluations Japan represented by finance minister Taro Aso escape d criticism for the 20 drop in the yen that had stemmed from its recent reflationary policies The nations declared there would be no currency war and deferred plans to set new debt cutting targets underlining broad concern about the fragile state of the world economy per Reuters 8 Another meeting of the same participants was held in Moscow on 18 and 19 April 2013 7 Attendance edit nbsp G20 leaders in front of the Constantine Palace 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 African Union and the New Partnership for Africa s Development NEPAD to the G20 summit in St Petersburg 12 Participating leaders edit nbsp nbsp ArgentinaCristina Fernandez de Kirchner President nbsp nbsp AustraliaBob Carr Minister of Foreign Affairs nbsp nbsp BrazilDilma Rousseff President nbsp nbsp CanadaStephen Harper Prime Minister nbsp nbsp ChinaXi Jinping President nbsp nbsp FranceFrancois Hollande President nbsp nbsp GermanyAngela Merkel Chancellor nbsp nbsp IndiaManmohan Singh Prime Minister nbsp nbsp IndonesiaSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono President nbsp nbsp ItalyEnrico Letta Prime Minister nbsp nbsp JapanShinzō Abe Prime Minister nbsp nbsp MexicoEnrique Pena Nieto President nbsp nbsp Russia Vladimir Putin President Host nbsp nbsp Saudi ArabiaAbdullah King nbsp nbsp South AfricaJacob Zuma President nbsp nbsp South KoreaPark Geun hye President nbsp nbsp TurkeyRecep Tayyip Erdogan Prime Minister nbsp nbsp United KingdomDavid Cameron Prime Minister nbsp nbsp United StatesBarack Obama President nbsp nbsp European UnionHerman Van Rompuy President of the European Council nbsp nbsp European UnionJose Manuel Barroso President of the European CommissionInvited guests edit nbsp nbsp BruneiHassanal Bolkiah Sultan 2013 Chair of ASEAN nbsp nbsp EthiopiaHailemariam Desalegn Prime Minister 2013 Chair of the African Union nbsp nbsp KazakhstanNursultan Nazarbayev President nbsp nbsp SenegalMacky Sall President 2013 Chair of NEPAD in 2013 nbsp nbsp SingaporeLee Hsien Loong Prime Minister 2013 Chair of the International Monetary Fund and the Global Governance Group nbsp nbsp SpainMariano Rajoy Prime Minister permanent inviteeReferences edit Russia will host G20 summit in 2013 Archived 19 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine at russkie prostori com 6 March 2012 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 Jorgensen Hugh If the G20 is so great why isn t Rudd going Archived 8 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine at 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 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2013 G 20 Saint Petersburg summit Official Site G20 website of the OECD Full Text of India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh s Speech at St Petersburg G20 Summit Joint Statement on Syria by 11 signatories Portals nbsp Politics nbsp Russia Retrieved from 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