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The summit logo incorporates two images: the sun rising over the [[East Sea]] and [[cheongsachorong]], a traditional Korean lantern.<ref name="koreatimes1"/> 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 Bridge|Banpo]] and [[Dongjak Bridge|Dongjak bridges]].<ref name="koreatimes2">Kang Shin-who. [http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/01/113_58782.html "Seoul to Host G20 Summit on 'Floating Islands' on Han River,"] ''Korea Times'' (ROK). January 10, 2010; retrieved 10 Nov 2010.</ref>
The summit logo incorporates two images: the sun rising over the [[Sea of Japan]] and [[cheongsachorong]], a traditional Korean lantern.<ref name="koreatimes1"/> 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 Bridge|Banpo]] and [[Dongjak Bridge|Dongjak bridges]].<ref name="koreatimes2">Kang Shin-who. [http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/01/113_58782.html "Seoul to Host G20 Summit on 'Floating Islands' on Han River,"] ''Korea Times'' (ROK). January 10, 2010; retrieved 10 Nov 2010.</ref>


The three islands and summit venues are being built at a cost of 96.4 billion [[South Korean Won|won]] as part of [[Seoul]]'s [[Han River Rennaissance Project]].<ref name="koreatimes2"/> 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.<ref name="koreatimes2"/> Security will limit access from the bridges to the islands and the surrounding 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.
The three islands and summit venues are being built at a cost of 96.4 billion [[South Korean Won|won]] as part of [[Seoul]]'s [[Han River Rennaissance Project]].<ref name="koreatimes2"/> 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.<ref name="koreatimes2"/> Security will limit access from the bridges to the islands and the surrounding 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.

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G-20 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy
Information
DateNovember 11–12, 2010
LocationSeoul, South Korea
ParticipantsG-20 (+ Ethiopia, Malawi, Singapore, Spain, Vietnam), ASEAN, AU, FSB, 3G, ILO, IMF, NEPAD, OECD, UN, WBG, WTO
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, to discuss the global financial system and the world economy,[1] which will take place in Seoul, South Korea during November 11–12, 2010. Korea becomes the first non-G8 nation to host a G-20 Leaders Summit.[2]

The theme of the summit will be "G-20's Role in the Post-Crisis World."[3]

Agenda

The summit leaders are poised to tackle several mid- and long-term policy issues,[4] including

  • Ensuring global economic recovery [5]
  • Framework for strong, sustainable, and balanced global growth [5]
  • Strengthening the international financial regulatory system [5]
  • Modernizing the international financial institutions [5]
  • Global financial safety nets [6]
  • Development issues [6]
  • Currency war

Representatives met in advance of the leaders' summit. These sherpas were tasked to draft a closing statement for the summit. The debate over currency exchange rates and imbalances was reported to have been "heated."[7]

Preparations

Main article: 2010 G-20 Seoul summit preparations

The summit logo incorporates two images: the sun rising over the Sea of Japan and cheongsachorong, a traditional Korean lantern.[1] 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.[8]

The three islands and summit venues are being built at a cost of 96.4 billion won as part of Seoul's Han River Rennaissance Project.[8] 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.[8] Security will limit access from the bridges to the islands and the surrounding 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,[9] as well as other nations and regional organizations invited to take part in the summit.

The South Korean government declined to invite the Netherlands, which had been invited to attend all four previous G20 summits. A Korean spokesman said that "a certain region had been over-represented" in the past, and that Singapore had been invited instead.[10]

File:Obama Inchon G-20 2010.jpg
President Barack Obama arrives at Incheon in advance of the 2010 G-20 summit meeting in Seoul.
Core G-20 members
Host country and head of government are indicated in bold text.
Member Represented by Title
Argentina Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner[11] President
Australia Australia Julia Gillard[12] Prime Minister
Brazil Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva[13] President
Canada Canada Stephen Harper[14] Prime Minister
China China Hu Jintao[15] President
France France Nicolas Sarkozy[16]
-- projected leader of delegation 		President
Germany Germany Angela Merkel[13] Chancellor
India India Manmohan Singh[17] Prime Minister
Indonesia Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono[18] President
Italy Italy Silvio Berlusconi[13] Prime Minister
Japan Japan Naoto Kan[19] Prime Minister
Mexico Mexico Felipe Calderón[20] President
Russia Russia Dmitry Medvedev[21] President
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saud bin Faisal bin Abdul Aziz[22] Foreign Minister
South Africa South Africa Jacob Zuma[23] President
South Korea South Korea Lee Myung-bak[24] President
Turkey Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan[13] Prime Minister
United Kingdom United Kingdom David Cameron[25] Prime Minister
United States United States Barack Obama[26] President
European Union European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso[27] President
European Council Herman Van Rompuy[13] President
Invited states
State[28] Represented by Title
Ethiopia Ethiopia Meles Zenawi Prime Minister
Malawi Malawi Bingu wa Mutharika[29] President
Singapore Singapore Lee Hsien Loong[30] Prime Minster
Spain Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero[13] Prime Minister
Vietnam Vietnam Nguyễn Tấn Dũng[31] Prime Minister
International organisations
Organisation[28] Represented by Title
African Union Bingu wa Mutharika[29] Chairman
ASEAN Surin Pitsuwan[32] Secretary General
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng[31] Chairman
Financial Stability Forum Mario Draghi[33] Chairman
International Labour Organization Juan Somavía[32] Head
International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn
-- projected leader of delegation 		Managing Director
NEPAD Meles Zenawi
-- projected leader of delegation 		Chairman
OECD José Ángel Gurría[34] Secretary-General
United Nations United Nations Ban Ki-moon[35] Secretary General
World Bank Group Robert Zoellick[36] President
World Trade Organization Pascal Lamy[37] Director-General

Security

Security for the G-20 summit presents a unqiue array of problems.[38] 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. Other police and security agencies involved are:

In preparation, anti-terrorism drills were held by members of the South Korean police, military, special forces and private sector as part of the 2010 Ulchi-Freedom Guardian exercises against simulated hostage situations and chemical, biological and radiological attacks as a preparation for the summit.[39]

File:Oxfam protest G20 leaders.jpg
Activists from Oxfam are protesting at the G-20 Seoul summit by wearing images of the faces of some of the national leaders in attendance.

Plans for accommodating peaceful protesters are paired with plans for mitigating disruptive demonstrations.

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.[40]

See also

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