MOSCOW, Sep 7 G20 Presidency India Proposes Draft Statement on Ukraine, which does not condemn the Russian special operation, the discussion of the project «was very difficult,» CNN reports, citing an EU source.
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«The difficulty for us is that Russia and China refused to repeat the wording that we had in Bali and we can't accept that,» the EU representative said, referring to the G20 summit in Indonesia, where the leaders issued a statement condemning the CWO.
The EU representative expressed his opinion that the draft statement on Ukraine should be more «deep». The current version, according to him, does not suit the G7, the EU and its members, as «does not go far enough.» «.
«Whether we will have a statement, we cannot say now, as negotiations are ongoing,» the source added.
Earlier, Bloomberg, citing a French official, claimed that the G20 countries had developed a unified approach regarding conflict in Ukraine.
India is chairing the G20 from December 1, 2022. The group's summit will be held in New Delhi on September 9-10. The leaders of the G20 countries and nine other states — Bangladesh, Egypt, Spain, Mauritius, Nigeria, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Singapore are invited to it. The Russian delegation at the summit will be headed by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, while the Chinese delegation will be headed by Premier Li Qiang.