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Russia's Lavrov not present in afternoon G20 meeting - EU foreign policy chief

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives for a bilateral meeting at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/Pool


Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was not present for much of the afternoon session of a G20 meeting in Bali on Friday and left the room after giving his remarks, the European Union's foreign policy chief said.

Josep Borrell told reporters Lavrov spoke and did not wait to hear other remarks, in conduct that was "not very respectful". Lavrov had earlier chided Western countries for what he described as "frenzied criticism" of Russia.

(Reporting by Stanley Widianto; Writing by Martin Petty, Editing by William Maclean)

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