The interview of the Head of the Presidential Expert Department and Russian Sherpa in the G20 to the TV Channel "Russia-24" on the main tasks set by Russia within the framework of its G20 Presidency.

"From my point of view, the G20 is facing two tasks," Yudaeva stressed. "Firstly, as far as dealing with the global crisis is concerned, it is our joint anti-crisis measures. The second task is developing a new system of global institutions. By that I don't mean creation of a new or another International Monetary Fund. This could be some agreements between countries, for instance, on harmonizing approaches to the banking system regulation mechanisms. On the other hand, in my opinion, the expert role of the G20 seems to become even more important than the actual decision-making. There are several decisions which could be taken straightaway. Nevertheless, I believe that in the preparatory process of the decision-making and in formulating the best ways to address the global challenges, in case of many of which we only start to become aware of, for a considerable period of time the expert work is also very important."

Here you can find the full text of this interview in Russian

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