WASHINGTON, Apr 20 towards Russia for the world economy, Indonesian Finance Minister Mulyani Indrawati said on Wednesday. Earlier in the day in Washington, on the sidelines of the Spring session of the governing bodies of the IMF and the World Bank, a meeting of the heads of central banks and finance ministers of the G20 countries took place. Indonesia is the current G20 Chair.
Europe warned of the consequences of new sanctions against Russia»Some of the members expressed concern about the economic consequences of these sanctions,» Indrawati said at a press conference. She added that, according to the meeting participants, the events in Ukraine and the related actions of several countries will impede the recovery of the world economy, which particularly affects world food security and global energy prices. The G20 countries are in favor of continuing multilateral cooperation within the framework of the forum, despite widespread criticism of Russia on Ukraine, Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said. their allies are trying to get the Indonesian G20 presidency to refuse Russian representatives to participate in events under the auspices of the association. ala Minister after the meeting of the heads of financial departments of the G20 in Washington. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yelen, along with several Western colleagues, left the meeting room during a virtual speech by Russian Treasury Secretary Anton Siluanov. «I am sure that this will not lead to an erosion of cooperation and the role of the forum G20,» Mulyani said on this occasion. US administration spokeswoman Jen Psaki said earlier that the White House supports Yellen's demarche. «This is a manifestation of the fact that President (of the Russian Federation Vladimir) Putin and Russia have become a pariah in the global arena,» Psaki said. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, in an interview with RIA Novosti and RT, said earlier that Russia cannot be excluded from the G20, since this format arose in a consensual way, while G7 no longer has any meaning. According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, the G20 format is important, Russia will be ready to participate in it, but if it is excluded from it, nothing fatal will happen. .jpg» />Siluanov warned the G20 about the consequences of rising energy prices
