G-20 4LST

At the Summit, India is also looking at a framework of
reforms of the international financial institutions and
markets and to reiterate its opposition to protectionism of
any kind. There is a need to take a position on financial
sector reforms, fiscal stability board and the Basel norms.
There is also the issue of pushing for reforms of the
voting rights in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) where a
decision has already been taken to increase the rights to
developing countries by 4.6 per cent.
The G-20 Summit starts formally Saturday with an
official welcome and reception followed by a working dinner by
the Canadian Prime Minister. On Sunday, the programme includes
the Opening Plenary followed by other sessions and the Final
Plenary.
The Summit is expected to come out with a declaration
containing the strategies before the Summiteers head for Seoul
in November for the next meeting.
Singh will have a heavy schedule which includes
interaction with leaders of participating countries on the
sidelines of the Summit covering a wide range of bilateral,
regional and global issues of mutual interest.
His bilateral engagements include those with US
President Barack Obama, new British Prime Minister David
Cameroon, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Japanese Prime
Minister Naoto Kan besides the host Prime Minister Harper.
During the bilateral meeting with Harper, India and
Canada are set to sign a nuclear deal providing for
cooperation in supply of uranium, equipment, research and
radiation safety measures in the atomic sector. Agreements are
also expected to be signed between the two sides in other
areas including mining, education and culture. PTI