The London economic summit is not going to be the day the Messiah comes.

Still more important for Mr. Gorbachev, the three governments have stressed that the London summit is merely the first step.

In particular, Russia will put forward an idea for holding another international conference after the London summit to adopt conventions on a new global financial structure.

"I am convinced that these figures will not crop up from our side during the London summit," Mr. Primakov said.

The Russian authorities have done their homework in preparing for April's G20 London summit.

Before the London summit, he threatened not to attend it if other leaders did not promise to take decisive measures.

At the latest London summit, Parliament's position was clearly ignored.

In the weeks leading up to the London summit of 2009 it was hard not to recall the parallels with the London summit of 1933.

Nevertheless, from an EU perspective the results of the London summit were an undoubted success.

Development issues have been discussed at G20 leader level since the 2009 London summit.