DEAUVILLE, France - the leaders of the Group of eight gather in France Thursday to approve assistance to new democracies from Arabic, but disputes between the West and the IMF on developing economies can take up to much of their time running.
Responsible of the G8 - United States, Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Russia - the preparatory talks held Wednesday in the seaside resort of Deauville to forge common positions on issues ranging from the global economy to the war of secession of the LibyeEn nuclear Iran goals and disorders in Syria.
Hosted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the Summit runs until Friday. It is expected to approve a package of assistance of several billion dollars for the Tunisia and the Egypt, after that of the "Spring of Arabic" uprisings filed their autocratic leaders and sealing an agreement for the return of others in the region who want democracy.
However, protests against the other allies of the West, particularly in the oil-rich Gulf, are unlikely to win clear support.
"We share a compelling interest in seeing the transitions in Egypt and Tunisia succeed and become role models for the region", US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of the Board of Treasury Timothy Geithner wrote in a letter to G8 Wednesday.
"Otherwise, we risk losing this moment of opportunity."
VOLTAGE OF THE IMF
The G8 leaders arriving at the station faded casino may have to repel challenges to the influence of Western Europe on the position of Director General of the Monetary Fund International, the global lender. The position was left vacant by the dramatic departure of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a French who is accused of attempted rape of a woman of New York House hotel.
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde announced that she stood for the position on the eve of the Summit of G8, after securing the unanimous support of the European Union of 27-nation and diplomats, said, the support by the United States and China.
"I think the difference that G8 leaders will discuss the issue, even if Ms. Lagarde will probably be the best candidate," Envoy of the Russia in France told Reuters, adding that he did not believe that his country would have any objections to him.
"But the question,"Ambassador Alexander Orlov added,"is whether Western Europe should always move this institution and why other countries, including the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), and can not have their own candidate."
The IMF has promised one meritocratic process to replace Strauss-Kahn, a Minister ex-Finances Socialist who was favorite to beat Sarkozy in a French presidential election next year.
He developed a deadline June 30 to choose a successor to this position, which was held by a European since 1945.
But emerging nations want to push an alternative. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the Minister of finance Pravin Gordhan of South Africa, one of 10 African countries invited to the station of Normandy, are likely to defend the position of the BRICs.
Medvedev is also likely to expose its concerns on the Libya, where more than two months of NATO air strikes have failed to dislodge leader Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi.
A critique of the military intervention of the Russia wants to push his own ceasefire plan after welcoming envoys of Gaddafi and the opposition in Moscow for talks.
"Let me make clear, the Russia is not that Gaddafi to stay in power," Orlov said. "" "". He has committed crimes and must take responsibility for those, but in the process of transition policy, we want all parties to take part.
"The Russia is ready to play the role of mediator, if other countries are ready, but to do that we must have a ceasefire."
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