2013 G20 Saint Petersburg summit
The eighth meeting of the G20 heads of government and heads of state was in Saint Petersburg in 2013. On September 5 and 6, 2013, the event took place at the Constantine Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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| Host country | Russia |
| Date | 5–6 September |
| Motto | Boosting Economic Growth and Job Creation |
| Venue(s) | Constantine Palace |
| Cities | Saint Petersburg |
| Participants | G20 members Guest invitees: Spain,Kazakhstan, Singapore; ASEAN, African Union, NEPAD |
| Follows | 2012 G20 Los Cabos summit |
| Precedes | 2014 G20 Brisbane summit |
Syria
Discussions at the meeting were mostly about the civil war in Syria and how the world might respond to the chemical attacks in Ghouta. Americans tried to get a UN Security Council decision that would have allowed military strikes against the Assad government, but Russia and China blocked their efforts. This led to the summit. While the summit was going on, U.S. lawmakers were talking about possible actions while the House of Commons of the United Kingdom had turned down a motion about the UK’s participation in any strike on August 30.
The news agencies framed the meeting as a battle between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama. Obama was trying to get support for military action, while Putin was against it. A statement written by the US said that the attacks were the fault of the Assad government and called for a “strong international response.” Eleven countries signed the statement.
Finance policy meetings
Russia, which was in charge of the G20 this year, held the meeting of finance ministers and central bank directors in Moscow on February 15 and 16, 2013. According to Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, the most important thing that was talked about “desperately” while getting ready for the September meeting was protectionist actions like competitive devaluations. Japan “escaped criticism” for the 20% drop in the value of the yen caused by its recent policies to lower inflation. This was said by Taro Aso, Japan’s finance minister. A group of “nations declared… there would be no currency war and deferred plans to set new debt-cutting targets, underscoring broad concern about the fragile state of the world economy” , says Reuters.
The same people got together again in Moscow on April 18th and 19th, 2013.
Attendance
This was the second time an Australian prime minister couldn’t be at this meeting. Kevin Rudd’s representative was Foreign Minister Bob Carr because of the federal election on September 7. At the 2010 G20 meeting in Toronto, Rudd was replaced as prime minister two days before the event, but he was unable to attend. Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan then represented Australia. India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh talked a lot about the ongoing economic disaster at the summit and told the G20 countries they needed to pay more attention to their monetary policies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was open to welcoming leaders from the African Union and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) to the G20 summit in St. Petersburg after South African President Zuma suggested that more African leaders be invited.
Participating leaders
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|  india |
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 soudi arbia |
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|  Uropean Union |
Invited guests
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|  Spain |
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