G20 talks close without consensus or joint communique
7Oct 31 10:34 AM · 8d ago · 9 articles · 13 posts · 5 sources · development 7 of 8
The two-day Atlanta meeting ended with persistent divisions over Ukraine, Russia's war, Poland's role and South Africa's exclusion, leaving ministers unable to agree a joint statement; participants said they would try to narrow gaps before Trump's Florida G20 leaders' summit next month.
theguardian.com
“We have wars going on and we have participants in those wars around the table, so it's very difficult to agree a common line.”
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These meetings seem like high school reunions. 😅 The world, though, has issues that created situations like this. https:// amp.dw.com/en/european-diploma ts-shun-russia-at-g20-gathering-in-the-us/a-79813925 # g20
Sergey Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister
Marco Rubio US Secretary of State, G20 host
Johann Wadephul German Foreign Minister
Kaja Kallas EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs
Ed Miliband UK Foreign Secretary
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