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Walkout by US, others did not derail G20 meeting's focus, Sri Mulyani says
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, who chaired the meeting, said the walkout during the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers meeting was "not a total surprise" and was not disruptive to the group's wider discussion.
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Indonesia's Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (R) leaves the room after the closing of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Jakarta on February 18, 2022. (AFP/Risyal Hidayat)
A walkout by officials from the United States, Britain and Canada over Russia's participation in a meeting of finance officials from the world's 20 biggest economies did not derail the meeting's focus on finding common ground to address headwinds confronting global growth, the body's chair said on Wednesday.
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, who chaired the meeting, said the walkout during the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers meeting was "not a total surprise" and was not disruptive to the group's wider discussion.
"I am confident this will not erode cooperation or the importance of the G20 forum," Indrawati said at a press conference following the meeting.
Sri Mulyani also acknowledged the body faced unprecedented challenges but called for cooperation to overcome headwinds slowing global growth.
"This is an extraordinary situation," Sri Mulyani told reporters after the daylong meeting. "It's not business as usual, a very dynamic and challenging one."
The G20 includes Western countries that have accused Moscow of war crimes in Ukraine, as well as China, India, Indonesia and South Africa which have not joined Western-led sanctions against Russia over the conflict.
She said many countries spoke out against the war at the meeting, although she did not identify them.
