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2015 G-20 Antalya summit
Host countryTurkey
Date15–16 November 2015
Venue(s)Regnum Carya Hotel Convention Centre
CitiesBelek, Serik, Antalya
ParticipantsG-20 members
FollowsBrisbane summit, 2014
PrecedesHangzhou summit, 2016
WebsiteG20 Turkey 2015

The 2015 G-20 Antalya summit was the tenth meeting of the G-20 heads of government.[1] It was held in Antalya, Turkey, a southwestern city, which is the most visited destination in Turkey and the tenth in the world,[2] on 15-16 November 2015. The venue for the Leaders Summit was Regnum Carya Hotel Convention Centre.[3]

Turkey officially took over the presidency of the G-20 from Australia on 1 December 2014, and China will preside over the summit in 2016.[4][5]

Participating leaders

Invited guests

Preparatory meetings

World leaders at the summit.

In September 2015, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew planned to visit Turkey, as did his Chinese[7] and other G-20 finance counterparts and central bankers. Throughout the year leading up to the November summit, preparatory and regular meetings, many in locations in Turkey this year, on Women-20, Youth-20, Energy in Sub-Saharan Africa, The silver economy, Islamic finance, tourism, agriculture and other subjects have convened or, as of September, were planned.[8]

Absent leaders

French President François Hollande did not attend the event due to the November 2015 Paris attacks and sent Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius as his representative.[9][10]. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner also did not attend and instead was Economy Minister Axel Kicillof.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Introduction to the G20". Heinrich Böll Stiftung. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Top 100 City Destinations Ranking".
  3. ^ "Media Advistory for Antalya Summit". G20. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  4. ^ "G-20". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey). Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  5. ^ "China to host G20 summit in 2016". The Daily Telegraph. November 16, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  6. ^ Fabricius, Peter, "Africa should get more out of the G20", ISS Africa, 9 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  7. ^ Robb, Greg,"Treasury's Lew irked by the handling of China's foreign-exchange devaluation", MarketWatch, September 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
  8. ^ Events schedule, g20.org. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
  9. ^ "Hollande cancels trip to Turkey for G20 after attacks: presidency". Yahoo! News. Agence France-Press. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  10. ^ Murphy, Katharine, "G20: Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin agree to Syrian-led transition", The Guardian, November 15, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-15.

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