Vladimir Putin
The issues discussed by the leaders of the countries “Big twenty” in Hamburg, are extremely important, said the President of Russia Vladimir Putin at a press conference following the summit on Saturday, July 8, reports TASS.
“We agreed on the definition of sustainability principles of economy, and it is extremely important for it to work according to uniform standards,” he said.
Putin stressed that the forum of leaders of “twenty” in the first place devoted to the economy, “although many questions of a political nature occurs and contiguous.”
According to him, during the summit, in particular, questions were raised related to money laundering and taxation. The head of state noted that the G20 leaders discussed measures to prevent the financing of terrorism.
The Russian President also said that the agenda of the forum included the issues of climate change: “the President of Germany [Angela Merkel], I think, managed to achieve the best compromise in a difficult situation in which the President appeared, and it is in connection with the us withdrawal from the Paris agreement (on climate — approx. “Of the tape.ru”)”.