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Leader's view
10 th
Summit
LEADER'S VIEW
2014
Elected
Turkey and the
Hangzhou Summit
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reflects on the recent failed coup
in his country and the G20’s role around the world
The G20 Hangzhou Summit is taking place at a critical
time, when we face political, social as well as economic
challenges of a global scale. As a leader who has
participated in G20 summits since 2008 and hosted the
G20 summit in Antalya last year, I believe that the G20
has a vital role in this critical process.
Given current expectations and global needs, it is not realistic
to limit the G20’s mission to global economic coordination and the
prevention of economic crises. It is imperative that G20 members,
representing almost 90 per cent of the world economy, address
geostrategic risks that have vital importance for global growth
and stability and adopt a common stand to overcome these risks.
Indeed, at the Antalya Summit, G20 leaders discussed the fight
against terrorism and the refugee crisis in detail for the first time.
The G20’s common position on these two important challenges was
strongly reflected in the Antalya communiqué.
On the occasion of this critical summit at Hangzhou, I deem it
essential to again address the issue of the fight against terrorism.
Fighting global terrorism that targets innocent people all around
the world regardless of faith, nationality and race is a top priority
for us in all platforms. It is impossible to safeguard global stability
and enable sustainable economic growth without establishing
international cooperation and solidarity against the terrorism that
threatens the entire world. The coup attempt staged in Turkey
on 15 July, which failed thanks to the courage, determination
and resistance of the Turkish nation, has revealed a new face
of terrorism that we had not experienced before. It is now an
indisputable fact that certain terrorist organisations are seeking to
realise their treacherous objectives by insidiously infiltrating and
putting down roots in state institutions. →
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
President of the Republic of Turkey
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