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PM Erdogan to attend G-20 summit during US visit

Türkiye Materials 5 November 2008 14:08 (UTC +04:00)

The Turkish prime minister will pay a visit to the United States on November 13-17, his office said on Wednesday, reported World Bulletin.

Turkey's Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan would participate in the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy to take place in Washington D.C. on November 14-15, his office also said.

The summit is expected to bring together leaders of the Group of 20. Participants are to discuss the current financial crisis, its causes and efforts to resolve it.

The G-20 members are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Robert Zoellick, the president of the World Bank; Ban Ki-moon, the secretary general of the United Nations; and Mario Draghi, the chairman of the Financial Stability Forum; have also been invited to participate.

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