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Protests were largely peaceful on Wednesday, but 87 arrests were made (Photo: room1834)

Rival press conferences mark summit eve

The eve of formal G20 discussions due to be held in London's Excel Centre in the east docklands area was marked by competing press conferences between old alliances, while a series of bilateral meetings across the city bore considerable results.

United States president Barack Obama and British prime minister Gordon Brown both stressed the importance of co-ordinated stimulus spending to jump-start the global economy at a joint press conference on Wednesday (1 April) morning.

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Protests were largely peaceful on Wednesday, but 87 arrests were made (Photo: room1834)

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