The first G20 = 20 major foreign ministers' meeting will be held in Indonesia from the 7th since Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine.



Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will be attending face-to-face from Russia, and the focus will be on what kind of discussions the G20 can have over the situation in Ukraine.

The G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting will be held in Bali, Indonesia on the 7th and 8th, and the G20 Foreign Ministers will meet and exchange opinions for the first time since Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine in February.



From Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend face-to-face, and US Secretary of State Blinken will also attend face-to-face.



Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kreva, who is not a member of the G20, has also been invited.



At the meeting, the situation in Ukraine is expected to be the main agenda, and it is expected that the whole meeting will be held on the 8th to discuss how to deal with the rising global energy prices and the growing concern about the food crisis.



Regarding the response to Russia, the ideas and positions of the members of the G20 are very different, and the United States and other Western countries have imposed sanctions on Russia and severely criticized it, but China has slammed Russia. Shows an attitude against sanctions.



Since Russia will also participate in this meeting, it is expected that the claims of each country will be in fierce conflict, and the focus will be on what kind of discussions the G20 can hold.

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs "decisions should be made for the benefit of the world"

On the 6th, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement ahead of the G20 = Foreign Ministers' Meeting of 20 major countries.



In it, he emphasizes the idea of ​​emphasizing the G20 framework, saying that "Russia sees the G20 as an effective mechanism for multilateral governance and decisions should be made for the benefit of the world."



On top of that, "Russia is contributing to strengthening food and energy security, which will export about 50 million tonnes of grain, and expand the region to export oil, petroleum products and natural gas. The illegal and unilateral sanctions in Europe and the United States have exacerbated the shortage of food, fertilizer, and fuel, and the brunt of the impact is toward developing countries. " He criticizes it for deteriorating the world's food and energy situation.



He also stated that he had already informed Indonesia, the presidency of this year, that President Putin would participate in the G20 summit to be held in November, while the form of participation was the international situation and the status of infection such as the new corona. He plans to identify and consider it, and suggests the possibility of participating online.

G20 Sanctions on Russia, etc.

G20 = Members of the 20 major countries have very different responses regarding sanctions against Russia, and the issue is how much substantive discussions can be held at this meeting.



Of the G20, the G7 = seven major countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan, and the South Korea, Australia, and the EU = European Union continue to sanction Russia.



The United States is imposing economic sanctions such as banning the import of crude oil and natural gas from Russia, and is trying to tighten the tightening on Russia, which continues to invade Ukraine.



In addition, last month, the G7 slammed Russia at a summit of leaders, confirming the united stance of each country.



On the other hand, China, India, and Indonesia, the presidency, do not impose sanctions on Russia.



China, in particular, has shown its opposition to sanctions on Russia and will continue to trade.



The amount of crude oil and liquefied natural gas that China imported from Russia this May has increased by more than 50% each compared to the same month last year.



As the response to Russia varies greatly from country to country, the issue is how much substantive discussions can be held at this meeting.