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The '''2010 G-20 Seoul Summit''' is the [[List of G-20 summits|fifth meeting]] of the [[G-20 major economies|G-20]] [[Head of government|heads of government]] in discussion of [[financial market]]s and the [[world economy]],<ref name="koreatimes1">Cho Jin-seo. [http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/07/123_69053.html "Seoul unveils G20 summit's symbol,"] ''Korea Times.'' July 8, 2010.</ref> which will take place [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]] during November 11&ndash;12, 2010. Korea becomes the first non-G8 nation to chair the G20 and to host an international gathering.<ref>Oliver, Christian. [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9088b6b8-7d8c-11df-a0f5-00144feabdc0.html "Seoul: S Korea looks forward to its own party,"] ''Financial Times.'' June 25, 2010.</ref>
The '''2010 G-20 Seoul Summit''' is the [[List of G-20 summits|fifth meeting]] of the [[G-20 major economies|G-20]] [[Head of government|heads of government]] in discussion of [[financial market]]s and the [[world economy]],<ref name="koreatimes1">Cho Jin-seo. [http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/07/123_69053.html "Seoul unveils G20 summit's symbol,"] ''Korea Times.'' July 8, 2010.</ref> which will take place [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]] during November 11&ndash;12, 2010.


The theme of the summit will be "G-20's Role in the Post-Crisis World."<ref>[http://www.ghananewsagency.org/s_politics/r_17968/ "Kufor leaves for G-20 meeting in Seoul,"] Ghana News Agency. July 12, 2010.</ref>
The theme of the summit will be "G-20's Role in the Post-Crisis World."<ref>[http://www.ghananewsagency.org/s_politics/r_17968/ "Kufor leaves for G-20 meeting in Seoul,"] Ghana News Agency. July 12, 2010.</ref>

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G-20 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy
Information
DateNovember 11–12, 2010
LocationSeoul, South Korea
ParticipantsTo be determined
FollowsToronto Summit, 2010
PrecedesTo be determined
Websitewww.seoulsummit.kr

The 2010 G-20 Seoul Summit is the fifth meeting of the G-20 heads of government in discussion of financial markets and the world economy,[1] which will take place Seoul, South Korea during November 11–12, 2010.

The theme of the summit will be "G-20's Role in the Post-Crisis World."[2]

Agenda

The summit leaders are poised to tackle several mid- and long-term policy issues,[3] including

  • Ensuring global economic recovery [4]
  • Framework for strong, sustainable, and balanced global growth [4]
  • Strengthening the international financial regulatory system [4]
  • Modernizing the international financial institutions [4]
  • Global financial safety nets [5]
  • Development issues [5]

Preparations

Main article: 2010 G-20 Seoul summit preparations

The summit logo incorporates two images: the sun rising over the East Sea and cheongsachorong, a traditional Korean lantern.[6] The logo will be used to welcome the leaders who will be meeting on three artificial islands built on the Han River between the Banpo and Dongjak bridges.[7]

The three islands and summit venues are being build at a cost of 96.4 billion won as part of Seoul's Han River Rennaissance Project.[7] The islands will be connected with a secured bridge. The three artificial islands will be home to the main convention hall with restaurants and a park. Initial work is expected to be completed by September 2010.[7]

Security will limit access from the bridges to the islands and the surround waters of the Han River. The Republic of Korea Armed Forces and Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will provide security for the summit venues and the vicinity.

Transportation

World leaders and international media will likely arrive via Incheon International Airport. These same groups will likely travel to the summit venue via motorcades along the highway from the airport.

Transportation around the summit venue will be upgraded with electric buses to help media and others travel around the city.

Attendance

The following participants of the Toronto summit include the core members of the G-20 major economies, which comprises 19 countries and the European Union which is represented by its two governing bodies, the European Council and the European Commission,[8] as well as other nations and regional organizations invited to take part in the summit.

Core G-20 members
Host nation and leader are indicated in bold text.
Member Represented by Title
Argentina Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner[9]
-- projected leader of delegation 		President
Australia Australia Julia Gillard[10]
-- projected leader of delegation 		Prime Minister
Brazil Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva[11]
-- projected leader of delegation 		President
Canada Canada Stephen Harper[12]
-- projected leader of delegation 		Prime Minister
China China Hu Jintao[13]
-- projected leader of delegation 		President
France France Nicolas Sarkozy[14]
-- projected leader of delegation 		President
Germany Germany Angela Merkel[15]
-- projected leader of delegation 		Chancellor
India India Manmohan Singh[16]
-- projected leader of delegation 		Prime Minister
Indonesia Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono[17]
-- projected leader of delegation 		President
Italy Italy Silvio Berlusconi[18]
-- projected leader of delegation 		Prime Minister
Japan Japan Naoto Kan[19]
-- projected leader of delegation 		Prime Minister
Mexico Mexico Felipe Calderón[20]
-- projected leader of delegation 		President
Russia Russia Dmitry Medvedev[21]
-- projected leader of delegation 		President
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz[22]
-- projected leader of delegation 		King
South Africa South Africa Jacob Zuma[23]
-- projected leader of delegation 		President
South Korea South Korea Lee Myung-bak[24]
-- projected leader of delegation 		President
Turkey Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan[25]
-- projected leader of delegation 		Prime Minister
United Kingdom United Kingdom David Cameron[26]
-- projected leader of delegation 		Prime Minister
United States United States Barack Obama[27]
-- projected leader of delegation 		President
European Union European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso[28]
-- projected leader of delegation 		President
European Council Herman Van Rompuy[29]
-- projected leader of delegation 		President
Invited nations
Nation Represented by Title
South Korea To be determined
South Korea To be determined
South Korea To be detemined
International organizations
Organization Represented by Title
African Union Bingu wa Mutharika[30]
-- projected leader of delegation 		Chairman
ASEAN Surin Pitsuwan [31]
-- projected co-leader of delegation 		Secretary General
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono [31]
-- projected co-leader of delegation 		Chairman
Financial Stability Forum Mario Draghi
-- projected leader of delegation 		Chairman
International Labour Organization Juan Somavía
-- projected leader of delegation 		Head
International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn
-- projected leader of delegation 		Managing Director
NEPAD Meles Zenawi[30]
-- projected leader of delegation 		Chairman
OECD José Ángel Gurría
-- projected leader of delegation 		Secretary-General
United Nations United Nations Ban Ki-moon
-- projected leader of delegation 		Secretary General
World Bank Group Robert Zoellick
-- projected leader of delegation 		President
World Trade Organization Pascal Lamy
-- projected leader of delegation 		Director-General

Security

The G-20 raises security concerns which are unrelated to demonstrators protesting the presence of the leaders of 20 economies who will be in Seoul. For example, some analysts project that anything which is perceived as a success for South Korea will be simultaneously construed in Pyongyang as a threat to North Korea.[32]

In addition to the security of the isolated islands on the Han River, South Korea will be more broadly responsible for providing a safe venue for the delegations who come to the summit. The National Police Agency will be leading the security detail for the summit, both at the convention venue and the airport as well.[33] Other police and security agencies involved are:

See also

References

  1. ^ Cho Jin-seo. "Seoul unveils G20 summit's symbol," Korea Times. July 8, 2010.
  2. ^ "Kufor leaves for G-20 meeting in Seoul," Ghana News Agency. July 12, 2010.
  3. ^ Il SaKong, Amar Bhattacharya, Mahani Zainal Abidin, Marcus Noland. "Shaping the G20 Agenda in Asia: The 2010 Seoul Summit," East-West Dialogue. April 29, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d G20 Seoul summit, Agenda
  5. ^ a b G20 Seoul summit, New agenda and initiatives
  6. ^ "Seoul's G20 summit committee unveils official symbol," Xinhua. July 8, 2010.
  7. ^ a b c Kang Shin-who. "Seoul to Host G20 Summit on 'Floating Islands' on Han River". Koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  8. ^ Rieffel, Lex. "Regional Voices in Global Governance: Looking to 2010 (Part IV)," Brookings. March 27, 2009; "core" members (G20 official site)
  9. ^ Kirchner (U Toronto site); Kirchner (G20 official site).
  10. ^ Australia (U Toronto site); Australia (G20 official site).
  11. ^ Lula da Silva (U Toronto site); Lula da Silva (G20 official site).
  12. ^ Harper (U Toronto site); Harper (G20 official site).
  13. ^ Hu (U Toronto site); Hu (G20 official site).
  14. ^ Sarkozy (U Toronto site); Sarkozy (G20 official site).
  15. ^ Merkel (U Toronto site); Merkel (G20 official site)
  16. ^ Singh (U Toronto site); Singh (G20 official site).
  17. ^ Yudhoyono (U Toronto site); Yudhoyono (G20 official site).
  18. ^ Berlusconi (U Toronto site); Berlusconi (G20 official site).
  19. ^ Kan (U Toronto site); Kan (G20 official site).
  20. ^ Calderón (U Toronto site); Calderón (G20 official site).
  21. ^ Medvedev (U Toronto site); Medvedev (G20 official site).
  22. ^ King Abdullah (U Toronto site); King Abdullah (G20 official site)
  23. ^ Zuma (U Toronto site); Zuma (G20 official site)
  24. ^ Lee (U Toronto site); Lee (G20 official site).
  25. ^ Erdoğan (U Toronto site); Erdoğan (G20 official site)
  26. ^ Cameron (U Toronto site); Cameron (G20 official site)
  27. ^ Obama (U Toronto site); Obama (G20 official site)
  28. ^ Barroso (U Toronto site); Barroso (G20 official site)
  29. ^ Van Rompuy (U Toronto site); Van Rompuy (G20 official site)
  30. ^ a b "The G20 Leaders Make an Entrance; Heads of State are Greeted by Mounties as They Arrive for the Summit," Maclean's. June 25, 2010; Hassan, Mahmood. "Rich man, poor man," The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh). July 4, 2010; Whittington, Les and Bruce Campion-Smith. "G20 set to tackle sharp differences over economic policy," The Daily Star. June 25 2010]
  31. ^ a b Rana, Pradumna B. "How can Asia strengthen its voice at G-20?" Korea Times. July 6, 2010; excerpt, "Under the present G-20 practice of inviting representatives of regional groupings, the ASEAN chair and the ASEAN secretary general participated at the London, Pittsburgh, and Toronto summits;"
  32. ^ Kirk, Donald. "Seoul wary of success backlash," Asia Times. UJly 7, 2010.
  33. ^ "South Korea launches security committee for G20 summit | Xinhua News Agency – CEIS Newspaper | Find Articles at BNET". Findarticles.com. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2010-06-27.

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