Gordon Brown meets Kevin Rudd ahead of G20

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Source: CCTV.com | 03-31-2009 15:11

In London, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has met with his Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd, ahead of Thursday's G-20 gathering. The two leaders exchanged ideas on how to best counter the global economic recession, and discussed other topics in focus at the summit.

Brown says the G-20 gathering comes at a decisive moment for the world's economy.(Xinhua Photo)

Brown says the G-20 gathering comes at a decisive moment for the world's economy. He also says leaders are facing many challenges and tests to pull the world out of recession. Meanwhile, Kevin Rudd praised measures that have already been put in place to stimulate the economy. He also urged all individual governments to act together to fight the crisis. Among the topics head-lining the G-20 Summit agenda are the coordination of a fiscal stimulus plan, anti-protectionist measures and the banking system.

Editor:Liu Anqi