Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird of Canada have arrived in St. Petersburg, Russia, ahead of a G20 summit that is bound to focus nearly as much energy on the crisis in Syria as on the global economy.
World leaders are arriving for meetings meant to tackle global economic uncertainty, but overshadowed by international disagreement over what to do about the worsening conflict in Syria.
The likelihood that Syria and the use of chemical weapons there will be a major topic in the corridors of the G20 meetings was underscored Tuesday by the late announcement that Baird would join Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty at the summit.
Baird will meet separately with his counterparts from the United States, Brazil, China, Russia and Turkey, The Canadian Press reported.
Read more: Baird faults Russia on Syria as G20 leaders gather - Politics - CBC News
World leaders are arriving for meetings meant to tackle global economic uncertainty, but overshadowed by international disagreement over what to do about the worsening conflict in Syria.
The likelihood that Syria and the use of chemical weapons there will be a major topic in the corridors of the G20 meetings was underscored Tuesday by the late announcement that Baird would join Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty at the summit.
Baird will meet separately with his counterparts from the United States, Brazil, China, Russia and Turkey, The Canadian Press reported.
Read more: Baird faults Russia on Syria as G20 leaders gather - Politics - CBC News
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