While in Bali, Lavrov is to hold meetings with his counterparts from other countries, including China, Mexico, South Africa and Brazil on the sidelines of the G-20 foreign ministers. tariffs on imports from China by President Joe Biden’s administration as it strives to counter inflation. The two sides could also discuss a possible lifting of U.S. and Chinese officials as Washington has questioned China’s stance after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The meeting will be the latest high-level contact between U.S.
Such disruptions threaten food supplies for many developing countries, especially in Africa.įoreign ministers headed to Bali on Thursday come from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the U.S., and the European Union.īlinken is scheduled to meet with Wang, Beijing’s top envoy, on Saturday. Ukraine also is one of the world’s largest exporters of corn and sunflower oil, but Russia’s invasion halted most of that flow. Millions of tons of Ukrainian grain are sitting in silos waiting to be shipped through safe corridors in the Black Sea. But Moscow’s blockade means Kyiv can only move 2 million tons a month, 60% less than usual. Russia and Ukraine account for a third of the world’s wheat exports and Ukraine alone grows enough of the grain to feed 400 million people. He said the “so-called rules-based international order is actually a family rule made by a handful of countries to serve the U.S. Washington “observes international rules only as it sees fit,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters in Beijing. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Chinese foreign minister are due to meet in Bali. Strains between Washington and Beijing are also apparent: On Wednesday, China launched a scathing attack on the U.S. That apparent compromise may be put to the test when the G-20 foreign ministers gather in Bali’s heavily-guarded Nusa Dua tourist haven to lay the groundwork for the 17th summit of the West’s economic powerhouses. Moscow has said a decision has not yet been made. Widodo reportedly told Italian Prime Minister Marion Draghi, on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Germany, that Putin also will not be coming. Zelenskyy has said he won’t attend if the war is continuing then and has opted to follow the discussions by video link. Ukraine is not a member of G-20, but Widodo has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the November summit along with Putin, hoping to appease all sides and limit any distractions from the forum’s agenda. Widodo was the first Asian leader to visit the warring countries. So as this year’s president of the G-20, Indonesia has been forced into playing a more constructive role on the world stage rather than acting just as an “event organizer.” The country has sought to remain neutral in dealing with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and President Joko Widodo has been guarded in his comments. The United States and its allies have sought to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin in as many ways as possible, including by threatening a boycott of the G-20′s Bali summit in November unless Putin is removed from the forum. Underscoring the backdrop of tensions hanging over the meeting, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov stopped in various Asian capitals on their way to Bali, drumming up support and fortifying their ties in the region ahead of the talks. The one-day gathering will take place on Friday on the mostly Hindu “island of the gods” in the majority Muslim archipelago nation. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations are gathering in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali for talks bound to be dominated by the conflict in Ukraine despite an agenda focused on global cooperation and food and energy security.
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