#International dis meaning how to#

#International dis meaning how to#

Until Friday night, there had been no agreement on how to refer to the Ukraine war in the joint statement and the section in the draft document relating to the “geopolitical situation” had remained blank. It has been a particularly challenging year for the group, which represents the world’s largest economies, as Russia and China had proved intransigent in discussions around the Ukraine war, climate and energy, derailing attempts for a consensus in previous ministerial meetings. The declaration signifies a major win for India, which holds this year’s G20 presidency. A senior EU official said that by Saturday, Russia was “cornered” in the negotiations. Kant said that Brazil and South Africa, the next two G20 presidents, had played a key role in getting Russia to agree to the language, as well as Indonesia, Turkey and Mexico. Instead, the declaration emphasised that states must “refrain from the threat or use of force to seek territorial acquisition” and that “the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons is inadmissible”.Īmitabh Kant, India’s G20 representative, said there was “100% consensus from all countries” on all 83 paragraphs in the declaration.Īccording to Kant, in order to reach a consensus, there was over 200 hours of “very tough, very ruthless negotiations”. All references to Russia, Russian aggression and Russia’s withdrawal in relation to the war in Ukraine that featured in last year’s joint statement at the G20 summit in Bali were removed. However, there was a noticeable softening of the language around Russia’s role in the Ukraine war compared to last year. With 112 outcomes and presidency documents, we have more than doubled the substantive work from previous presidencies”.

He said it meant this year’s G20 was “the most ambitious in the history of G20. To loud applause, Modi said the declaration had been officially adopted.