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Summit season: World leaders are gathering in Buenos Aires, Argentina over the weekend for their third major summit in quick succession. Here’s a quick look at what to expect The Group of 20 at the G-20 summit, and a summary of the two other year-end summits.

Argentina Germany Saudi Arabia Australia Canada South Korea Mauricio Macri Mohammed bin Michel Temer Moon Jae-in President Chancellor Salman Prime Minister President Prime Minister President President President Crown Prince INVESTMENTS

80% GDP TRADE

France Mexico Russia Enrique Pena Nieto President Prime Minister 85% 75% President President

66% WORLD POPULATION

Indonesia Italy Japan Britain Turkey Giuseppe Conte Shinzo Abe Members: Permanent Invited Regional Theresa May Recep Tayyip President Prime Minister Prime Minister 19 countries + EU invited guest in 2018 organisations Prime Minister President Erdogan President

EU EU Spain Chile Netherlands Senegal Singapore Jean-Claude Juncker Donald Tusk Pedro Sanchez Sebastian Pinera Mark Rutte Macky Sall President of President of Prime Minister President Prime Minister Prime Minister President President Prime Minister European Commission European Council (Carribean Community) () (New Partnership for (Asean) Africa’s Development)

The Group of 20 or G-20 is WHAT TO LOOK Will there be a joint declaration? Who meets who? G-20 a forum for the world’s OUT FOR 20 leading industrialised The Apec Summit in Papua New Guinea ended The side meetings are gathering a lot of attention this year. and emerging economies without a joint declaration for the rst time in its US President Donald Trump cancelled a meeting with Russian SUMMIT NOV 30 history because of differences between the US and President Vladimir Putin over Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian BUENOS AIRES, to discuss global policy. The China on trade. Negotiators from G-20 countries vessels and crew but will hold a highly anticipated meeting – meetings focus on a broad are now trying to avoid a similar conclusion with with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The summit is also Saudi ARGENTINA slate of issues, from growth to initial reports indicating that wording on trade and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s rst major one since DEC 1 economic reform and trade. climate change are sticking points. the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The Asia-Paci c Economic Cooperation (Apec) WHAT HAPPENED APEC forum aims to promote cooperation and economic Spotlight on Papua New Guinea US-China divide on show integration. It comprises 21 members: This was the largest event the Paci c nation had Simmering tensions between the SUMMIT ever hosted and it shone the spotlight on the US and China – over a tussle for NOV • Australia • Japan • Russia country’s potential as well as its shortfalls. The inuence in the Paci c and an PORT MORESBY, • Brunei • Malaysia • Singapore small country had to purpose-build venues for the escalating trade war – dominated the Canada Mexico South Korea meeting, buy luxury cars and even contract three two-day meeting. Chinese President PAPUA NEW • • • cruise liners to make up for the shortfall of hotel Xi Jinping and US Vice-President Mike 17-18 Chile New Zealand Taiwan GUINEA • • • rooms. Leaders ultimately praised the host for Pence traded barbs in back-to-back • China • Papua New Guinea • pulling it off, but after the party left, police and speeches at the meeting which • Hong Kong • Peru • US military personnel smashed windows and trashed ultimately ended with the grouping • Indonesia • The Philippines • Vietnam furniture in Parliament over unpaid bonuses. unable to agree on a joint statement.

The South-east Asian regional Leaders from the key dialogue WHAT HAPPENED grouping consists of partners also attended the summit Steps forward ASEAN 10 members: • Australia • New Zealand The summit concluded with together with China, India, • Brunei • Myanmar • China • Russia important pledges on at least Japan, South Korea and SUMMIT India South Korea two key issues – the Regional New Zealand, pledged to • Cambodia • Singapore • • reach a deal next year. SINGAPORE NOV • Japan • US Comprehensive Economic • Indonesia • The Philippines Partnership (RCEP) free trade Similarly on the COC, Asean agreement and the code of and China agreed to 11-15 Laos Thailand Invited guests included the leaders of G-7 • • chairman Canada, incoming Apec chairman conduct (COC) for the South complete a rst reading of • Malaysia • Vietnam Chile and the International Monetary Fund China Sea. On RCEP, Asean, the draft text by next year.

Source & Photos: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS