G20: As Expected, Foreign Mins Fail To Issue Joint Comm Over Russia Condemnation

Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar states that the G20 foreign ministers meeting 'have agreed to issue a common position where the G20 has arrived at a consensus on many issues through a chair summary.' The issuance of a 'chair summary' means that diplomats were unable to agree on a joint communique, largely to be expected given that Western nations insisted on condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, predictably blocked by Russia and its allies.

• Jaishankar: 'G20 recognised essentiality of reform and reinvigorated multilateralism....outcome document stresses on reliable food, fertiliser and resilient energy supply chain.'