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G20 meeting showed consensus for demand Russia lift Ukraine blockade -Western official

Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi speaks during a meeting at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on July 8, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

A G20 foreign ministers meeting in Indonesia on Friday demonstrated consensus behind the demand that Russia lift a blockade of Ukrainian grain exports, a Western official who attended the meeting said.

"We hope a result of this meeting is that Russia sees how widespread the consensus is on the need to make progress on grain issue," said the official, adding it showed there was value in the G20 convening, but it remained to be seen if it would produce changes.

(Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by Peter Graff)

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