Leaders of the world’s largest 20 economies have gathered in Antalya for the annual G20 summit to be held on 15-16th of November; hosted by Turkey who took over presidency on December 1, 2014. (Agencies)

Comment:

This is the first time that Turkey led the G20 who represent 80% of the world’s trade, 90% of the world’s economy and two third of the world population. The main purpose of the community that changed to G20 in 1999, is to discuss the barriers to economic growth across the world, draw attention to problems in global economy, and to develop advisory solution policies. However, this year, topics like Syria, European refugee crisis, and ISIL were added to the agenda.

The agendas of the G20 member countries were different. The European Union’s priority was the issue of migrants. European Commission president Juncker and president of the European Council, Tusk, focussed their speeches on the issues of financial support for the migrants, employment, growth and investments. Europe says, we give money and you keep the migrants. China and Japan’s priorities were removing the economic bottleneck, and achieving economic growth. Russia tries to resist Western countries’ embargos due to the Ukraine issue. For this reason it brings its military power demonstration into the fore, while America and Turkey highlighted the issues of terrorism. As the problems of the G20 differ from each other, none of the topics discussed at these summits can be settled and thus fail to be solved.

And the final declaration of the G20 Summit in Antalya is a mere deception like always. The source of all problems, the source of terrorism and the true terrorists who constitute the G20 Antalya summit announced their final declaration which reads as follows: “Terrorism cannot and should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group; […] reaffirm solidarity and resolve in the fight against terrorism. The leaders agreed that every country should do its part on the refugee crisis. The leaders, agreed on taking measures on border control and flight safety in their countries in cooperation with each other…” The USA, Russia, China and European countries who support Bashar Assad and fight the Syrian people and the mujahid groups under the pretext of ISIL have a single concern and that is preventing the establishment of an Islamic Khilafah State in Syria.

In fact, the summit’s most important issue is the Syrian issue, without a doubt. Under the effect of the explosions in France and the thus resulting agenda, once again the leaders have created justifications to convince their people on this issue. Just prior to the G20 Summit the foreign ministers of Turkey, US, UK, Germany, France and Saudi Arabia had gathered in Vienna for the second time in order to negotiate their evil plans on Syria. After the meeting John Kerry said that “the ceasefire in Syria will start after the regime forces and the opposition set their first steps towards an 18-month transition process led by the UN. Assad can help to save this country only as a part of the transition process.” The Kuffar desire a transition with Assad on the Syrian issue, and want to hand over Syria to an opposition they chose themselves. Just like their previous plans, with Allah’s will this their plan will fail too. The G20 turned to be summit of bilateral meetings on this subject.

Musa Bayoğlu