(Finance) – The meeting did not produce the desired results G20 foreign ministers in Indonesia. “There was no unity, no common position was found on the war in Ukraine and on how to deal with the consequences of the global conflict “writes the Associated Press.
“During the talks – adds the US news agency – the 20 foreign ministers listened a heartfelt request for unity and the end of the war in Ukraine by the Indonesian landlord. However, consensus remained elusive amid an intensification of East-West divisions, led by China and Russia on one side and the United States and Europe on the other. No group photos were taken nor was a final press release issued as was done in previous years and on frost it was especially evident between Russia and Western participants.
Concrete proof of the tense climate is the fact that the minister of Russian foreign Sergei Lavrov he left the meeting early after reiterating to his counterparts that the Russian invasion of Ukraine it is not responsible for a global food crisis and that sanctions designed to isolate Russia they amounted to a declaration of war. If the West does not want talks to take place, but he wants Ukraine to defeat Russia on the battlefield, since both views have been expressed, then, perhaps, there is nothing to talk about with the West “, said the head of Russian diplomacy.
The Russian ministry, on the sidelines of the meeting, reported that “many partners have given a clear signal that isolating Russia is unacceptable and that unilateral sanctions have negative consequences”.
The EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, said the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, “he was not listening to the others” during the G20 ministerial meeting in Bali and that this behavior was “disrespectful”. “This is not the most constructive way to participate in a G20 meeting”, added the head of EU diplomacy, commenting on Lavrov’s decision to leave the room where the meeting was held. The Russian Foreign Minister, regretted Borrell, No.He was not present for much of the afternoon session and left the room after making his remarks.