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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10908

28 August 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 13
ECONOMY - FINANCE / (ae) g20
Commission says Syrian situation will not derail summit

Brussels, 27/08/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is of the opinion that the events in Syria should not derail the holding of the G20 summit (in St Petersburg on 5-6 September).

“Urgent current affairs feature on the sidelines of such summits. But we expect the G20 summit to take place as planned”, said the Commission's spokesperson, on Tuesday 27 August, in response to a question about the possible repercussions of an escalation of violence in Syria (our translation)....