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09.04 - 17:49
The G20 video call: In virus era, even summits are virtual
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LONDON – The face-to-face tension among foes was gone. So was the in-person camaraderie among allies. Gone were the impromptu and urgent “bilats” — bilateral meetings between leaders to iron out a sticking point.
Gone was the image of one leader leaning over another seated counterpart, whispering into an ear in a conspiratorial fashion before, perhaps, they shared a laugh.
Gone, for now, were the lavish dinners and toasts honed to the host nation's cultural traditions. Like much else in the time of coronavirus, governing as a global leader attending high-level summitry has been unceremoniously upended.
Thursday’s virtual meeting of the Group of 20 nations, with more than a dozen heads of state participating, was less a global summit and
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