Special
Report: President Hu Attends G20 London Summit
LONDON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Group of 20 (G20)
summit in London has yielded positive and practical results by formulating
effective measures to revive global economic growth and sending positive signals
to the world, a Chinese delegation spokesman said here Thursday.
Ma Zhaoxu, spokesman of the Chinese delegation noted
that participants at the summit pledged to strengthen coordination of
macroeconomic policy, stimulate global demand and promote global economic
revival. He listed some of the major achievements of the summit:
-- Participants decided to increase the resources for
international financial institutions and ensure that developing countries have
greater say in these institutions.
-- They agreed to work together more closely to
strengthen international financial supervision and regulation by extending
regulation and oversight to all systemically important financial institutions,
instruments and markets.
-- They reiterated their opposition to protectionism
and their resolve to conclude the Doha Round talks at an early date.
-- They underlined the need to give high priority to
development and pledged all efforts to fulfill the Millennium Development Goals.
All these are of great significance in building up
confidence, maintaining financial stability and promoting global economic
growth, Ma said.
The spokesman noted that Chinese President Hu Jintao
delivered a keynote speech at the summit, calling for strengthening
macro-economic policy coordination, advancing reform of the international
financial system, and improving financial supervision and regulation.
On the sidelines of the summit, Hu attended a
reception hosted by Queen Elizabeth II and met with Britain's Prince Charles.
He also held talks with his U.S. counterpart Barack
Obama, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
and other leaders from the G20 states, on bilateral ties as well as
international and regional issues of common concern.
