G20: have Obama and Putin found common ground?

  • 9 years ago
Global leaders stood in silence ahead of their first formal session at the G20 to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in Paris.

It was a sombre moment inside the main chamber at the summit venue in the Turkish resort of Belek near Ankara.

G20 Leaders’ minute of silence for the victims of the deplorable terrorist attacks in Paris #G20AntalyaSummit pic.twitter.com/JZXLWarfKc— G20 Turkey (@G20Turkey2015) November 15, 2015

The G20 focuses mainly on the global economy.

But this year’s summit has been overshadowed by last Friday’s events in the French capital in which scores were killed and injured.

G20 summit could end with deafening consensus on dealing with violent extremism and a faltering global economy https://t.co/ptdDgMba8i— Newstalk ZB (@NewstalkZB) November 15, 2015

The focus has switched to the threat of extremism and its effect on domestic security and international migration.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says French officials must work with the security

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