New Delhi, 8 July
The blame-lines in the G20 between the North and South over the Ukraine conflict were exposed at its foreign ministers’ conference and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov left the meeting prematurely after G7 members threatened to boycott a joint photo opportunity and official dinner. Gave.
However, Lavrov indirectly indicated that Indonesia was not in sync with the former G7’s attitude of not taking prisoners by meeting his counterparts in China, India, Brazil and Turkey. In his speech, the minister appreciated the “clear facing” “Russian-Chinese constructive strategic joint work”.
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Offensive West” in the G20. Fresh off its meetings at the post-NATO summit in Germany, the G7 began sending signals that it would repeat the G20 finance ministers’ ministerial meeting in Washington in March.
“Why did you start the war” and “When will you stop the war?” Britain’s Foreign Minister Liz Truss was missing from the Russia-baiting group, who left the meeting in London to throw her hat in the ring following the resignation of her prime minister, Boris Johnson.
US officials indicated that the split meant there would be no group releases, as has been the case in previous years on major issues such as terrorism. India will assume the presidency of the G20 from December. Apart from the summit, the dates of which are yet to be finalized, India will also host a large number of G20 events. – tns
face hostile cry
- Lavrov entered the meeting place to cry hostile
- They left the meeting after G7 members threatened to boycott a joint photo op and dinner