No G20 joint statement after China objections on Ukraine war

28 February 2023
No G20 joint statement after China objections on Ukraine war

 

G20 finance ministers failed to agree on a joint statement on the global economy at talks in India, after China sought to water down references to the Ukraine war. Instead, the current G20 president of India issued a "chair's summary." Senior Indian official Ajay Seth tells reporters the Chinese and Russian representatives did not want to sign up to the wording on Ukraine because "their mandate is to deal with economic and financial issues".