Russian Politicians Show Varying Degrees Of Concern About G20 Snooping Story

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(RIA Novosti – June 17, 2013) The revelations about eavesdropping on foreign delegations during a G20 summit in the UK in 2009 could seriously affect international relations, a Russian senator said on 17 June, although another believes they will have only a limited impact. “The Russia-US reset was called in 2009, while at the same time US intelligence was listening […]

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Young G20 entrepreneurs discuss future at Skolkovo

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(Moscow News – themoscownews.com  – Nathan Gray – June 17, 2013) As the 2008 economic crisis took hold worldwide, the impact began to spur a change in the direction of economic policy. The most notable change was the replacement in 2009 of the G8 in the field of economic development by the G20, a more diverse organization that reflected a […]

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Monitoring Medvedev’s Calls Easy for US Spies – Ex-FSB Head

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(RIA Novosti – MOSCOW, June 17, 2013) ­ There would have been few technical difficulties for US spies wanting to listen to the secret communications of then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during the 2009 G20 summit in London, a former head of Russia’s security services said Monday. A report detailing the surveillance of Medvedev by British and US intelligence organizations was […]

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Moscow expresses indignation on alleged U.S. phone tapping at G20 summit

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(Interfax, combined report – June 17, 2013) The Russian Federal Protective Service is taking necessary measures to ensure confidentiality of communication between state leaders, the service told Interfax. “The Federal Protective Service is taking every necessary measure to provide the appropriate level of confidentiality of information for top-ranking officials of the country,” service spokesman Sergei Devyatov said on Monday. “Protection […]

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TRANSCRIPT: [Putin] Meeting with representatives of the Civil 20

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(kremlin.ru – Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow Region – June 14, 2013) Vladimir Putin met with representatives of the Civil 20, an international forum for dialogue between civil society organisations, politicians and experts from the G20 countries. Taking part in the meeting were delegates to the Civil 20 summit, taking place in Moscow on June 13-14, from Russia, Mexico, and Australia, the three […]

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Moscow hosting Civil 20 Summit

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(Interfax – June 13, 2013) Moscow is hosting the Civil 20 Summit on June 13-14. This is the final event of the civil track within the framework of Russia’s official chairmanship of the G20. The summit’s principal objective is to promote productive dialogue between global civil society, politicians, and decision-makers based on priorities declared in the Russian chairmanship’s official agenda. […]

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Russian official: G20 tackling too many issues, IMF reforms stalled

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(Interfax – MOSCOW, June 11, 2013) The range of issues being considered by the G20 has gotten too broad and the Seoul agreements to recapitalize and redistribute quotas in the International Monetary Fund are not being carried out, but the group of 20 major economies has managed to resolve the problem of bailing out too-big-to-fail banks with taxpayer money, Russian […]

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How can Russia best use its G20 presidency?

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(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Yulia Ponomareva, RBTH – May 27, 2013) Moscow is being urged to press ahead with a forward-looking agenda during the remaining months of its G20 presidency. In the run-up to the next summit of the G20 that its current president, Russia, will host in St. Petersburg in September, the Center on Global Interests, […]

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Russia reluctant to discuss currency wars, Cyprus crisis at next G20 session

(Russia Beyond the Headlines/Interfax – April 15, 2013) Russia, which is chairing the G20 in 2013, does not want to discuss the management of the exchange rates of national currencies and the bank crisis in Cyprus during the G20 meeting in Washington on April 18-19. Russia, which is chairing the G20 in 2013, does not plan to propose that the […]

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Finance reform is key for Russia’s G20 presidency

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(Russia Beyond the Headlines – www.rbth.ru – Alexander Yakovenko, special to RBTH – February 26, 2013) Alexander Yakovenko is Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United Kingdom. He was previously Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The first meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors under Russia’s G20 presidency was held in Moscow […]

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G20 tests Russia’s influence

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(Russia Beyond the Headlines – www.rbth.ru – Alexey Dolinskiy, special to RBTH – February 21, 2013) In 2013, Russia will host the G-20 summit for the first time ever. Russia’s official presidency started in December 2012, but high-level meetings, culminating in the September 2013 St. Petersburg summit, are just beginning. Leading a global institution of the world’s most powerful countries […]

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G20 in Russia – will decision making accelerate by year’s end?

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MOSCOW. Feb 18 (Interfax) – The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have wrapped up their first meeting in Moscow, issuing quite an extensive document – a 26-point communique devoted to some of the main topics of the meeting, such as the global economy, financing of investment, government borrowing and sustainability of government debt, reform of the international financial […]

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G20 Leaders Pledge to Avoid Currency Wars

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(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Alexander Bratersky – February 18, 2013) Leaders of the Group of 20 said Saturday that global economic growth remains weak despite government measures, but they agreed to avoid currency wars intended to stimulate the economy by devaluing their money. A meeting of the group’s finance ministers and central bankers was held in Moscow for the […]

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TRANSCRIPT: Putin Meeting with G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

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(Kremlin.ru – February 15, 2013) The Kremlin, Moscow Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors. Russia is currently chairing the G20. The situation in global finances and the G20 countries’ actions to stimulate global economic growth and restore confidence in financial markets were the main subjects of discussion. The G20 […]

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Russia’s G20 presidency: debt, IMF and currency wars

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(Interfax – February 13, 2013) In mid-February Russia starts hosting the first G20 meetings of its presidency. The most challenging economic problems the world is facing today are on the agenda. Russia, to which Mexico passed the G20 presidency in December, is beginning to host the first meetings of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors. They […]

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G20’s relevance under question, as Russia takes the helm; Russia is leading the G20, but questions stand over the group’s relevance in a time of crisis

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(Moscow News – themoscownews.com – Nathan Gray – January 28, 2013) Russia’s assumption of the chairmanship of the G20 has received a lot of attention since the handover from Mexico at the beginning of December. One of the subjects of discussion at the Gaidar Forum earlier this month was the country’s potential to lead the major economies to solutions to […]

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TRANSCRIPT: A panel discussion on the G20 in Davos – Dmitry Medvedev’s speech at the discussion

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(Government.ru – January 24, 2013) Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to tell you about our view of the G20 and our plans. Last December Russia took up the baton of the G20 chairmanship, one of the most influential informal associations in the world. This is common knowledge, but I will repeat that the G20 countries account for about 90% of […]

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Russia to offer substantive agenda during G20 chairmanship – Putin

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(Interfax – Dec. 1, 2012) During its G20 chairmanship, Russia intends to offer a substantive agenda to its partners aimed at resolving problems facing all countries of the world. “We see the main objective of Russia’s chairmanship in concentrating the G20’s efforts on developing measures stimulating economic growth and the creation of jobs,” Putin said in a welcoming address for […]

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Russia: Debt Reduction Priority for G20 Nations

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MOSCOW, December 3 (RIA Novosti) – The world’s developed nations should not abandon their budget consolidation and debt reduction plans, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Monday. “The majority of developed countries with a high level of debt recognize the need to have debt reduction programs,” he said at a news conference at RIA Novosti devoted to Russia’s G20 […]

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Putin to deliver video address Dec 1 on Russia’s presidency in G20 – newspaper

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MOSCOW. Nov 27 (Interfax) – President Vladimir Putin’s video address on December 1 will highlight Russia’s priorities as the G20’s coordinator, the daily Kommersant wrote on Tuesday. “Putin’s special video address will highlight the strategy of Russia’s presidency in this organization,” the newspaper writes. Also, a Web site will be launched on December 1 to cover Russia’s G20 presidency, it […]

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