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Russia’s foreign minister has hailed the G20 summit in Delhi as a success, after Moscow was shielded from criticism over the Ukraine war in a joint declaration.
“We were able to prevent the west’s attempts to Ukrainise the summit agenda,” Sergei Lavrov said as the two-day meeting drew to a close.
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, hailed a diplomatic triumph after all members of the group, including China, reached a toughly negotiated consensus and signed a joint declaration on issues covering climate, economic cooperation and, most divisively, the war in Ukraine.
The language on the invasion of Ukraine was noticeably softened, seemingly to appease China and Russia, omitting any condemnation of Moscow or reference to Russia’s aggressions, which was included in last year’s G20 joint statement signed in Bali. The new wording drew criticism from Kyiv, which said the joint statement was “nothing to be proud of”.
News Mania Desk /Photo Credit -Sipra Das (National Consulting Photo Editor)
12th September 2023 ,New Delhi
