Newsademic British English edition 260

26th November 2015 
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G20 MEMBERS
Argentina
Mexico
Australia
Russia
Brazil
Saudi Arabia
Canada
South Africa
China
South Korea
France
Turkey
Germany
UK
India
USA
Indonesia
European
Ita ly
Union (EU)
Japan
The Islamic State (IS) claimed that 
it organised the attacks. This mili­
tant Islamic group currently controls 
large parts o f Syria and Iraq. W hilst 
he stayed in Paris, M r Hollande sent 
his foreign minister and finance 
minister to the summit.
Normally, several subjects are 
discussed at G20 meetings. Often 
these are about economic issues. 
G20 members usually talk about 
creating more jobs and how member 
countries can trade with each other 
more easily. Yet this year most talks 
were about what happened in Paris 
and the ongoing war in Syria. The 
need to solve the migrant crisis and 
how to prevent terrorist attacks were 
also discussed.
People from other important 
international organisations also at­
tend G20 meetings. For example, 
the heads o f the United Nations 
(UN), the International Monetary 
Fund (IMF) and the World Trade 
Organization (WTO) take part in 
G20 meetings. A number o f non- 
G20 countries are also invited to 
take part in the meetings. This year 
the leaders o f Spain, Azerbaijan, 
Malaysia, Senegal, Singapore, and 
Zimbabwe all received invitations 
to the summit.
Usually, the host country arranges 
some entertainment in the evenings. 
Often traditional music is played 
while the leaders eat dinner. How­
ever, this year, because o f what hap­
pened in Paris, President Erdogan 
decided to cancel all these perfor­
mances. N ext year’s G20 meeting 
will be in China. □
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