Meeting of ministers of finance from G8 countries - Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, Italy, USA and Great Britain - started in "National" hotel in Moscow.
Before session protocol photo and video shooting of G8 members was took place.
The session is closed for press. The results of the meeting will be discussed during press-conferences.
Despite ministers of finance from 8 countries director-manager of International currency reserves Rodrigo de Rato, president of World bank Paul Wolfoviz, Austrian minister of finance, chairman of EU Carl-Heinz Grasser and EU commissar of financial issues Hoakin Almunia also participate in meeting.
It should be mentioned that ministers of finance had a business breakfast today. Indian, Brazilian ministers and Chinese, South African vice-ministers also took part in informal discussion of world economics and trade.
During second half of the day participants of meeting will be greeted by Russian president Vladimir Putin in Kremlin. After reception national conferences and separate press-conference of minister-chairman of the meeting, head of Russian Ministry of Finance Aleksey Kudrin are planned.
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