A man walks past a model of G20 logo outside the finance ministry in New Delhi, India, March 1, 2023. Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/REUTERS
The Diplomat: India Not Planning to Invite Ukraine to G20 Summit in September
Ukraine is not a G-20 member, but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was invited to participate in last year’s G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.
India is not planning to invite Ukraine to the summit of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations in September, its external affairs minister said Thursday.
“In our view, G-20 participation is for members and organizations we have invited. That list we declared as soon as we assumed the G-20 presidency” in December, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told reporters.
Ukraine is not a G-20 member, but Russia is part of the grouping. In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine and the two remain at war. India has avoided condemning Russia’s war in Ukraine and has sought to end it through diplomacy and dialogue.
Read more ....
Update: India not planning to invite Ukraine to upcoming G20 summit in September (AP)
WNU Editor: I am not surprised that India has made this decision. Countries like India, China, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, etc., want the G20 to be focused on economic affairs, not on the West's obsession with Ukraine.
2 comments:
Lol! No beggars allowed in other words. Good.
"not on the West's obsession with Ukraine."
I'll pass this on. I'm sure they'll be delighted to know that you regard Russia's unjust war against Ukraine as an 'obsession' by the West.
Post a Comment