G20 Nations Want Putin At Leaders' Summit
Cairns (Australia) (AFP) - Vladimir Putin is set to attend the G20 leaders' summit in November despite alarm over Russia's actions in Ukraine with host Australia Saturday saying it was the "emphatic" wish of member nations.
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As the G20's rotating president, Australia has been canvassing the views of other member nations about what to do.
Despite Western concern about Moscow's territorial ambitions, Treasurer Joe Hockey said the consensus was that Russia should attend the leaders' summit to help address the geo-political tensions.
"If one party is to be excluded for various reasons then it requires the agreement of all parties to the G20," he said at a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in the northern Australian city of Cairns.
"We've consulted with a number of countries and the emphatic view came back that of course we expect Russia to attend the G20. They are a member of the G20 and we expect that they would attend the G20 meetings."
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