The meeting of the Group of 20 top diplomats in New Delhi ended without a final statement on the war in Ukraine. The majority of G20 members condemned the Russian invasion, but Russia and China did not agree with the condemnation, The Guardian writes, citing the Indian president.
India’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar,said there were “divergences” on the issue of the war in Ukraine “which we could not reconcile as various parties held differing views”.
“If we had a perfect meeting of minds on all issues, it would have been a collective statement,” Jaishankar said.
Much of the talks were dominated by discussions of the war and China’s widening global influence, he said, adding that members agreed on most issues involving the concerns of less-developed nations, “like strengthening multilateralism, promoting food and energy security, climate change, gender issues and counter-terrorism”.
The last meeting in the G20 format, which brought together finance ministers, also failed to produce a joint final statement due to the position of Russia and China.