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View all search resultsLavrov arrives in Bali for G20 summit
It would be the first G20 Summit since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Moscow calls its actions in Ukraine a special operation.
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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (center) arrives to attend the G20 Summit at Ngurah Rai International airport at Tuban, Badung regency in Bali, on November 13, 2022.
(AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Bali on Sunday to lead his country's delegation at the G20 Summit this week.
It would be the first G20 Summit since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Moscow calls its actions in Ukraine a special operation.
Lavrov was received by a guard of honour and traditional dancers, but is expected to face criticism at the summit over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and threat to use nuclear weapons in the conflict.
Russia on Sunday called for the G20 to stop talking about security and focus on the world's most pressing socio-economic problems, ahead of a summit set to be dominated by Western criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The G20 - a group of the world's largest economies that make up more than 80 percent of global GDP - is set to meet on the Indonesian island of Bali this week, with Western leaders including US President Joe Biden expected to use the high-profile forum to slam Russia publicly over the war in Ukraine.
In a statement issued ahead of the summit, Russia's foreign ministry said it was "fundamentally important that the G20 concentrate its efforts on real, rather than imaginary, threats."
It added: "We are convinced that the G20 is called upon to deal with socio-economic problems. Expanding its agenda into areas of peace and security, which many countries are talking about, is not viable. This would be a direct incursion on the mandate of the United Nations Security Council and will undermine the atmosphere of trust and cooperation in the G20."
Russia's Foreign Ministe Lavrov will head Russia's delegation to the summit - the first since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February - after the Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin was too busy to attend.
Earlier on Sunday, Lavrov scolded the West for seeking to "militarise" southeast Asia, in comments that set the stage for a potentially tense confrontation at the G20.
Russia said the global food crisis would form a key part of the agenda in Bali, which falls just days before the landmark Black Sea grain deal could expire on Nov. 19.
Moscow is calling for the West to ease some sanctions that it says block crucial agricultural and fertiliser exports, and has so far refused to commit to extend the deal, which facilitates grain exports from Ukraine's southern ports.
