INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
meetings on Thursday that will see participation by 40 delegations, including those from the member-states
While the G7 and EU will look to corner Russia, which has threatened to ``openly'' talk about the reasons of the conflict, India will seek
to keep the focus on the economic impact of the conflict, particularly on the developing world.The dinner on Wednesday was marked by the
like the US, France, Germany and Japan
However, UK foreign secretary James Cleverly and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell participated in the dinner.US secretary of state
Antony Blinken only landed in India late on Wednesday
His French and German counterparts, Catherine Colonna and Annalena Baerbock respectively, were scheduled to arrive only on Thursday
Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang arrived late on Wednesday night
Diplomatic sources were tight-lipped on whether the arrival of the US, German and French was deliberately timed to avoid any face-off with
Lavrov who himself, according to a source, only fleetingly attended the event.While Russia has threatened to expose the West, the EU also
seemed to have hardened its position on the conflict ahead of the meetings on Thursday
used in order to make Russia understand that the war had to end
possibility of a joint statement after the meeting, foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra said it would not be correct to prejudge the outcome of
the meeting."For us the questions relating to the food, energy and fertilizer security, the impact that the conflict has on these economic
challenges that we face, the development cooperation templates that we want to talk about, the new and emerging threats, the problem of
counter terrorism, counter narcotics, the issues that we face on the reform of multilateralism, each one of them is a very, very significant
Russia-Ukraine conflict will be an important issue at the G20 meetings, it was equally important to focus on the consequences of the
conflict.``Clearly, the foreign ministers will also focus on the ongoing situation between Russia and Ukraine, but what is it that they come
conflict, but also on the impact of that conflict on the rest of the world, particularly the economic impact, particularly the development
One of the sessions on Thursday will focus on new and emerging threats, including counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics.WatchG20 Foreign
Ministers Meet: First session to focus on multilateralism, says Foreign Secretary
