G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting Begins General Discussion on Ukraine Situation

The first G20 = 20 major foreign ministers' meeting since Russia's military invasion of Ukraine began a general debate on the situation in Ukraine on the 8th.

It is expected that there will be conflicting claims between Western countries and Russia, and the focus is on whether the G20 can set a direction that will lead to a breakthrough.

The G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, which began on the 7th in Bali, Indonesia, was held on the 8th, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov participating face-to-face.

The debate has just begun, and it seems that opinions are being exchanged over the situation in Ukraine, and from the afternoon of local time, we will discuss how to respond to the rising global energy prices and the growing concern about the food crisis.

While Western countries have accused Russia of blocking exports by blocking ports in Ukraine, Russia has argued that the rise in food prices has been caused by economic sanctions by the West.

At this meeting, it became clear that the G7 = seven major countries were absent from the welcome reception held on the 7th, and the conflict between Western countries and Russia over the situation in Ukraine has already surfaced.

In the discussion on the whole on the 8th, it is expected that the claims will conflict between Western countries and Russia, and the focus will be on whether the G20 can set a direction that will lead to a breakthrough.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi "We should focus on unity, not division."

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with India's Foreign Minister Jaishankar on the 7th in Bali, Indonesia, where the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting is taking place.

According to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Wang Yi over the response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine "against the Cold War thinking and aggravating camp conflicts. The world should emphasize unity rather than division. So what is needed is dialogue, not conflict. "

"It is neither legitimate nor legal to abuse unilateral sanctions on the pretext of the Ukrainian crisis. It violates the rules of international trade and further exacerbates the Ukrainian crisis," Russia said. We have restrained the Western side, which is strengthening sanctions on Ukraine.