Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov. Photo credit: mid.ru
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the last G20 summit a turning point, TASS reports. He headed the Russian delegation at the forum, which was held in the capital of India.
According to him, the states of the global South once again reminded the West of their promises to ''provide a balance of interests to the world economy.'' They persistently sought to have their interests taken into account, Lavrov explained.
The minister is sure that all countries are interested in working together. One just needs to work honestly, he added. ''The path to this is not short,'' noted Sergei Lavrov, but in the summit declaration the landmark is clearly defined. Reform of the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization is required, as is the transfer of modern technologies to countries in the global South.
A new summit is planned to take place soon. It is necessary to track how the tasks set today are being solved. Perhaps, Sergei Lavrov suggested, the G20 meeting will take place at the end of November online.
The head of Russian diplomacy also considers it very important for the African Union to join the G20. In the future, the League of Arab States, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (CELAC), and possibly the EAEU may join the G20 as well.
At the same time, the West will no longer be able to consider itself a hegemon when new centers of world development emerge. It's time for it to reflect on its own policies aimed at maintaining dominance.
Sergei Lavrov also noted that the West was unable to achieve the ''Ukrainization'' of the summit declaration. The G20 recognized the difference in assessments of the situation in Ukraine. The G20 leaders noted that the ''era of war'' has a negative impact on the social and economic situation in the world, and prised the initiatives that could lead to a peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian conflict.
Western countries had to agree to the call, supported by Moscow, to stop the destruction of critical infrastructure.
Lavrov hopes that the obligations that Russia and Armenia have assumed as allies will prevail in Yerevan’s foreign policy. He also rejected accusations from Yerevan that Moscow allegedly gave Karabakh to Baku.
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