PHOTOS: G20 summit in St. Petersburg Russia
September 5, 2013
Russia's President Vladimir Putin, center foreground, gestures as he walks by U.S. President Barack Obama, front row second right, as he takes his place at a group photo outside of the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. World leaders are discussing Syria's civil war at the summit but look no closer to agreeing on international military intervention to stop it. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( APTOPIX Russia G20 Summit )
Russia's President Vladimir Putin, center foreground, stands with G-20 leaders during a group photo outside of the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. World leaders are discussing Syria's civil war at the summit but look no closer to agreeing on international military intervention to stop it. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ( Russia G20 Summit )
Demonstrators hold placards during a rally against a US intervention in Syria outside the US embassy after Friday prayer in Kuala Lumpur on September 6, 2013. World powers discussed the Syria crisis over dinner at the G20 summit in Russia on September 5, but failed to bridge deeply entrenched divisions over a US push for military action against President Bashar al-Assad's regime. MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 522586917 )
An anti-gay demonstrator throws coins at activists protesting law on gay "propaganda" in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. About two dozen activists have rallied in St. Petersburg to protest a new Russian law banning gay "propaganda" and attract attention of the leaders of the world's 20 leading economies. The rally went on peacefully under the close watch of several hundred riot police, who separated the protesters from a few dozen anti-gay demonstrators. (AP Photo/Elena Ignatyeva) ( Russia G20 Gay Rights )
PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 06: In this handout image provided by Host Photo Agency, a general view is pictured during the second working meeting of the G20 heads of state and government, heads of invited states and international organizations at the G20 Summit on September 6, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Leaders of the G20 nations made progress on tightening up on multinational company tax avoidance, but remain divided over the Syrian conflict as they enter the final day of the Russian summit. (Photo by Alexei Danichev/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 179644384 )
US President Barack Obama, left, and French President Francois Hollande, right, reach across the table to shake hands during their bilateral meeting at the G-20 Summit, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ( Russia G20 Summit Obama )
Frances President Francois Hollande (L) smiles while talking to Germanys Chancellor Angela Merkel as they attend a meeting with Business 20 and Labour 20 representatives during the G20 summit on September 6, 2013 in Saint Petersburg. ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 522587687 )
SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 06: In this handout image provided by Host Photo Agency, President of Russia Vladimir Putin helds a press conference on the outcomes of the G20 Leaders' Summit on September 6, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Leaders of the G20 nations made progress on tightening up on multinational company tax avoidance, but remain divided over the Syrian conflict during enter the final day of the Russian summit. (Photo by Alexander Vilf/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 179655659 )
SAINT PETERSBURG - SEPTEMBER 05: In this handout image provided by Host Photo Agency, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy during a meeting at the G20 summit on September 6, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The G20 summit is expected to be dominated by the issue of military action in Syria while issues surrounding the global economy, including tax avoidance by multinationals, will also be discussed duing the two-day summit. (Photo by Iliya Pitalev/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 76191603 )
President Barack Obama waves at the end of his news conference at the G-20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ( Russia G20 Summit Obama )
SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 06: In this handout image provided by Host Photo Agency, (L-R) U.S. President Barack Obama, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande attend the second working meeting during the G20 Leaders' Summit on September 6, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Leaders of the G20 nations made progress on tightening up on multinational company tax avoidance, but remain divided over the Syrian conflict at the of the Russian summit. (Photo by Sergey Guneev/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 179667524 )
US President Barack Obama (2L) speaks during a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (2R) in Saint Petersburg on September 6, 2013 on the sideline of the G20 summit. World leaders met at the G20 summit in Russia as tensions over the Syrian conflict threatened to torpedo the work plan of the summit. Pleas for Washington to step back from a war path grew louder, with China, the United Nations and even the pope chiming in. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 522585739 )
US President Barack Obama (C) holds a Civil Society Roundtable with gay, lesbian, transexual right activists at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Saint Petersburg on September 6, 2013 on the sideline of the G20 summit. World leaders at the G20 summit on Friday failed to bridge their bitter divisions over US plans for military action against the Syrian regime, with Washington signalling that it has given up on securing Russia's support at the UN on the crisis. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 522598153 )
PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 06: In this handout image provided by Host Photo Agency, President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto attend the second working meeting of the G20 heads of state and government, heads of invited states and international organizations at the G20 Summit on September 6, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Leaders of the G20 nations made progress on tightening up on multinational company tax avoidance, but remain divided over the Syrian conflict as they enter the final day of the Russian summit. (Photo by Grigoriy Sisoev/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 179643966 )
US President Barack Obama (L) is greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping for a bilateral meeting in Saint Petersburg on September 6, 2013 on the sideline of the G20 summit. World leaders met at the G20 summit in Russia as tensions over the Syrian conflict threatened to torpedo the work plan of the summit. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 522585903 )
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, center, looks on as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon talk about where they are supposed to stand as the finance ministers from Saudia Arabia and Japan, Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf and Taro Aso, back right, respectively, wait for the other leaders during the family photo at the G20 Summit Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, in St.Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) ( Russia G20 Summit )
SAINT PETERSBURG - SEPTEMBER 06: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive to pose with other leaders for a group photo during the G20 summit on September 6, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Leaders of the G20 nations made progress on tightening up on multinational company tax avoidance, but remain divided over the Syrian conflict as they enter the final day of the Russian summit. (Photo by Anton Denisov/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 179651602 )
Russias President Vladimir Putin (L) walks past US President Barack Obama as he arrives to pose for the family photo during the G20 summit on September 6, 2013 in Saint Petersburg. World leaders at the G20 summit on Friday failed to bridge their bitter divisions over US plans for military action against the Syrian regime, with Washington signalling that it has given up on securing Russia's support at the UN on the crisis. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 522590544 )
US President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Pulkovo International Airport in Saint Petersburg on September 6, 2013, leaving for Washington, DC, after attending the G20 summit. World leaders at the G20 summit on Friday failed to bridge their bitter divisions over US plans for military action against the Syrian regime, with Washington signalling that it has given up on securing Russia's support at the UN on the crisis. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 522600355 )
In this handout image provided by Host Photo Agency, G20 Summit members walk together Ramil Sitdikov after the first day of the G20 Vladimir Astapkovichon September 5, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Igor Russak /Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 179583776 )
In this handout image provided by Host Photo Agency, U.S. President Barack Obama (L) waves after the first day of the G20 Summit on September 5, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Roman Yandolin/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 179583773 )
In this handout image provided by Host Photo Agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin walks with G20 Summit members after the first day of the G20 Vladimir Astapkovichon September 5, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Igor Russak/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 179587737 )
In this handout image provided by Host Photo Agency, (L to R) Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron talk during a working dinner for G20 Summit members September 5, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Ramil Sitdikov/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 179590462 )
Actors in costumes arrive at the Peterhof Palace where heads of state meet for a working dinner as part of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in Saint Petersburg. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 522568470 )
In this handout image provided by Host Photo Agency, G20 Summit members attend a working dinner for G20 Summit members September 5, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Ramil Sitdikov/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 179590729 )
(FromLtoR) South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye, United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim walk in the gardens of Peterhof Palace before a dinner at the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in Saint Petersburg. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 522565948 )
In this handout image provided by Host Photo Agency, Russian Vladimir Putin (R) and the Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah (L) arrive at a working dinner for G20 Summit members September 5, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Ramil Sitdikov/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 179590467 )
In this handout image provided by Host Photo Agency, (L to R) Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron talk during the first working meeting of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The G20 summit is expected to be dominated by the issue of military action in Syria while issues surrounding the global economy, including tax avoidance by multinationals, will also be discussed during the two-day summit. (Photo by Alexei Danichev/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 179564811 )
In this handout image provided by Host Photo Agency, Anna Valkova, Deputy Director of the Department of International Financial Relations at the Russian Ministry of Finance attends a briefing at the G20 Growth Agenda meeting on September 5, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Mikhail Kireev/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 179568009 )
In this handout image provided by Host Photo Agency, leaders sit at a table for the BRICS summit during the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Mikhail Kireev/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 179568269 )
In this handout image provided by Host Photo Agency, Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, Minister of Finance of Saudi Arabia, the first working meeting of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Vilf/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 179565161 )
China's President Xi Jinping listens during a round table meeting of G-20 leaders at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool) ( Russia G20 Summit )
In this handout image provided by Host Photo Agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) greets President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso during an official welcome of G20 heads of state and government, heads of invited states and international organizations at the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Alexey Kudenko/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images) ( 179568136 )
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, left, speaks with British Prime Minister David Cameron during a round table meeting at the G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool) ( Russia G20 Summit )
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff listens during a round table meeting at the G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool) ( Russia G20 Summit )
British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel listen during a round table meeting at the G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool) ( Russia G20 Summit )
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Finance Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf prepares to shake hands with Russian President at the start of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in Saint Petersburg. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 522559126 )
Russias President Vladimir Putin (L) welcomes Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) Secretary General Jose Angel Gurria at the start of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in Saint Petersburg. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 522559347 )
Russias President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomes Argentinas President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner at the start of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in Saint Petersburg. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 522559935 )
Journalists walk past a screen in the media center showing Russias President Vladimir Putin and Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in Saint Petersburg. AFP PHOTO / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 522560255 )
South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye arrives for the start of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in Saint Petersburg. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 522559973 )
Russias President Vladimir Putin (L) welcomes International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde (R) at the start of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in Saint Petersburg. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 522561455 )
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan attends the first working session of the G20 Summit in Constantine Palace in Saint Petersburg, on September 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI KARPUKHIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 522561910 )
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron listens to statements during a round table meeting at the G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool) ( Russia G20 Summit )
Russia's President Vladimir Putin makes opening comments during a round table meeting at the G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool) ( Russia G20 Summit )
Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf listens during a round table meeting of G-20 leaders at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool) ( Russia G20 Summit )
Russias President Vladimir Putin waits for heads of state at the start of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in Saint Petersburg. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 522562552 )
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, walks away after shaking hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, during arrivals for the G-20 summit at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. The threat of missiles over the Mediterranean is weighing on world leaders meeting on the shores of the Baltic this week, and eclipsing economic battles that usually dominate when the G-20 world economies meet. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) ( Russia G20 Summit )
President Barack Obama walks into Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, after being greeted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, during arrivals for the G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Pool) ( Russia G20 Summit Obama )
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks as he gives opening remarks at the start of the G-20 Working Session at the Konstantin Palace, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Pool) ( Russia G20 Summit Obama )
Russias President Vladimir Putin (L) welcomes US President Barack Obama at the start of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in Saint Petersburg. Russia hosts the G20 summit hoping to push forward an agenda to stimulate growth but with world leaders distracted by divisions on the prospect of US-led military action in Syria. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 522559365 )
Russias President Vladimir Putin (L) welcomes US President Barack Obama at the start of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in Saint Petersburg. Russia hosts the G20 summit hoping to push forward an agenda to stimulate growth but with world leaders distracted by divisions on the prospect of US-led military action in Syria. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 522557734 )
Russias President Vladimir Putin (L) welcomes US President Barack Obama at the start of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in Saint Petersburg. Russia hosts the G20 summit hoping to push forward an agenda to stimulate growth but with world leaders distracted by divisions on the prospect of US-led military action in Syria. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 522557927 )
Russias President Vladimir Putin (L) welcomes US President Barack Obama at the start of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in Saint Petersburg. Russia hosts the G20 summit hoping to push forward an agenda to stimulate growth but with world leaders distracted by divisions on the prospect of US-led military action in Syria. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Pablo Martinez MONSIVAIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 522559117 )
President Barack Obama, left, listens as Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks during the start of the G-20 Working Session at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. From left are, the president, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Australian Foreign Ministe Bob Carr and Putin. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Pool) ( Russia G20 Summit Obama )
President Barack Obama, left, listens as Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks during the start of the G-20 Working Session at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. From left are, the president, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr and Putin (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Pool) ( Russia G20 Summit Obama )
US President Barack Obama disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives in Saint Petersburg on September 5, 2013 to attend G20 summit. World leaders meet Thursday at a G20 summit in Russia where Obama will strive to bridge deep divisions over his push for military action against the Syrian regime's alleged use of chemical weapons. AFP PHOTO / JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 522555140 )
US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) before a bilateral meeting on the sideline of the G20 summit in Saint Petersburg on September 5, 2013. AFP Photo/Jewel SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 522556353 )
Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waits for US President to arrive for a bilateral meeting on the sideline of the G20 summit in Saint Petersburg on September 5, 2013. AFP Photo/Jewel SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 522556389 )
US President Barack Obama during a bilateral meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the G20 Summit, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ( Russia G20 Summit Obama )
U.S. President Barack Obama, right, shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during arrivals for the G-20 summit at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) ( Russia G20 Summit )
US President Barack Obama (L) speaks during a bilateral meeting with Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sideline of the G20 summit in Saint Petersburg on September 5, 2013. AFP Photo/Jewel SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 522556410 )
US President Barack Obama is seen through a door as he arrives for a bilateral meeting with Japans Prime Minister on the sideline of the G20 summit in Saint Petersburg on September 5, 2013. AFP Photo/Jewel SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 522559341 )
US President Barack Obama attends the start of the G-20 Working Session at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg on September 5, 2013. Russia hosts the G20 summit hoping to push forward an agenda to stimulate growth but with world leaders distracted by divisions on the prospect of US-led military action in Syria. AFP PHOTO/Pablo Martinez MONSIVAIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 522560066 )
US President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Stockholm-Arlanda International Airport in Sweden on September 5, 2013 en route to Saint Petersburg to attend the G20 summit. World leaders meet Thursday at a G20 summit in Russia where Obama will strive to bridge deep divisions over his push for military action against the Syrian regime's alleged use of chemical weapons. AFP Photo/Jewel SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 522559334 )
US President Barack Obama disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives in Saint Petersburg on September 5, 2013 to attend G20 summit. AFP Photo/Jewel SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 522554858 )
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