The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, invited the group’s leaders to hold a virtual meeting in November to review progress and goals announced over the weekend.
“It is our responsibility to examine the suggestions that have been made to see how progress can be accelerated,” he said in a statement.
The group adopted a Leaders Declaration that avoided condemn Russia for the warbut highlighted the human suffering that the conflict has caused and called on all States not to use force to seize territory.
The consensus was a surprise. In the weeks leading up to the summit, divergent views on the war had threatened to derail the meeting, with Western countries demanding members condemn Moscow for the invasion and Russia saying it would block any resolution that did not reflect its position.
G20 Summit: Ukraine’s criticism of the final document
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, head of the Russian delegation, declared that the summit had been a success for India and for the Global South, the developing countries of the world.
The Global South’s position in the talks helped prevent the G20 agenda would be overshadowed by Ukraine, he said at a press conference. “India has really consolidated G20 members from the Global South.”
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the summit statement “does a very good job of defending the principle that States cannot use force to seek territorial acquisition or to violate the territorial integrity and sovereignty or political independence of other States.”
Germany and Britain have also praised the resolution, but Ukraine has said that “It’s nothing to be proud of.”}
G20 Summit: Macron’s clarification
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that the G20, which was founded to resolve international economic issues, was not necessarily the place to expect diplomatic progress on the war in Ukraine.
However, he stated at a press conference that the G20 declaration was not a diplomatic victory for Russia, which emerged isolated from the summit.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine could shake the foundations of the G20.
Source: Ambito
