Penny Wong says she is open to meeting with Chinese counterpart at G20 Foreign minister confirms Australia’s willingness to engage with China but insists ‘coercive’ trade sanctions must be scrapped The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2022
Wong open to meeting with China at G20 Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the opportunity for talks with her Chinese counterparts is on the table at the G20 meeting in Bali this week. AAP · Jul 6, 2022
G20 meet: Antony Blinken plans ‘candid exchange’ with Chinese counterpart on Ukraine War WASHINGTON: US secretary of state Antony Blinken will have a candid discussion about the war in Ukraine with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during a summit in Indonesia that’s set to be dominated by the fallout from Russia’s invasion, a top official said. The Times of India · Jul 6, 2022
Australian superannuation industry leaders to visit Indonesia to turbocharge business ties Former Labor frontbencher Greg Combet says group will examine viability of infrastructure investment opportunities as Australia tries to move past its reliance on China The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2022
G-20 meeting may lead to wider divisions over war in Ukraine Foreign ministers from the world’s largest nations are looking to address the war in Ukraine and its impact on energy and food security when they meet this week The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022
China willing to deepen cooperation with Russia within multilateral frameworks China is willing to deepen cooperation with Russia within multilateral frameworks including the G20, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu told the Russian Ambassador to China, Andrey Denisov. Reuters · Jul 6, 2022
Morning Digest | Top U.K. Ministers Rishi Sunak, Sajid Javid resign; China backs Pakistan in opposing G20 Kashmir meetings, and more A select list of stories to read before you start your day The Hindu · Jul 6, 2022
U.S. urges G20 to press Russia to reopen sea lanes for grain delivery Food and energy security will figure prominently in a meeting of G20 foreign minister in Bali this week and the group's members should insist Russia support U.N. efforts to reopen sea lanes blocked by Moscow's war in Ukraine, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. Reuters · Jul 5, 2022
Blinken to meet China’s Wang, shun Russia’s Lavrov at G20 talks Top US diplomat will call on G20 nations to put pressure on Russia to reopen sea lanes blocked by the Ukraine conflict. Al Jazeera · Jul 5, 2022
U.S. does not expect any Blinken-Lavrov meeting at G20 this week U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Tuesday he does not expect any meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov at this week's meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Bali. Reuters · Jul 5, 2022
Jaishankar to visit Indonesia on July 7 to attend G20 Foreign Ministers' meet Meetings ahead of two summits this year, where PM Modi will come face to face with Chinese President Xi Jinping for first time since LAC standoff The Hindu · Jul 5, 2022
S Jaishankar to visit Indonesia on July 7 to attend G20 foreign ministers' meet NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar will pay a two-day visit to Indonesia beginning on Thursday to attend a meeting of foreign ministers of the G20 countries. The Times of India · Jul 5, 2022
Blinken to seek G20 pressure on Russia to open sea lanes, warn China on Ukraine U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will call on G20 nations this week to put pressure on Russia to support U.N. efforts to reopen sea lanes blocked by the Ukraine conflict and repeat warnings to China not to support Moscow's war effort. Reuters · Jul 5, 2022
Widodo’s Russia-Ukraine trip divides critics in Indonesia President Joko Widodo visited warring countries as part of efforts to repair disrupted supply chains. Al Jazeera · Jul 5, 2022
Reuters · Jul 5, 2022 Russia's Lavrov to visit Hanoi ahead of G20 meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will fly to Hanoi on Tuesday for a two-day visit to Vietnam before heading to a G20 meeting later this week in Indonesia, the Vietnamese government said.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 1, 2022 World Bank Creates Fund to Better Prevent, Respond to Pandemics The World Bank's board on Thursday approved creation of a fund meant to finance investments in strengthening the fight against pandemics. The fund will support prevention, preparedness and response (PPR), with a focus on low- and middle-income countries, the bank said in a statement. "The devastating human, economic, and social…
Reuters · Jul 1, 2022 Indonesia leader targets food crisis during Russia-Ukraine peace mission Indonesia's president ended a trip to Ukraine and Russia saying he hoped for progress reintegrating global food and fertiliser supply lines disrupted by the conflict, and offered to be a diplomatic bridge between the two nations.
The Hindu · Jun 30, 2022 China voices opposition to India's reported plans to hold G20 summit in J&K "We have noted relevant information," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said
The Hindu · Jun 29, 2022 Delhi expected to be venue for G-20 summit, say officials Reports citing Srinagar as summit venue had sparked surprise, given security concerns
Newslaundry · Jun 29, 2022 Why India didn’t fall for Russia-bashing at G7 summit Nearly two months before this week’s G7 summit, a news agency relied on anonymous sources to speculate that Germany, the host, was debating whether to invite India’s prime minister. The purported reason: India’s reluctance to condemn Russia for attacking Ukraine. The German government said the report was “wrong” and, in…
The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022 Boris Johnson says he won’t boycott G20 even if ‘pariah’ Putin goes Giving up seat at summit would ‘risk propaganda opportunity’ for Russia, says PM
The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022 Johnson will not boycott G20 despite Putin invitation The Prime Minister said pulling out of the event would hand the Russian leader a propaganda opportunity.
Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2022 Western leaders would attend summit with Putin - to stop him plotting alone with China Boris Johnson said western nations will not 'vacate our seats at the G20 and leave the whole argument to China, to Russia'
Reuters · Jun 28, 2022 Russia's Lavrov to join G20 meeting in Bali next week - embassy Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend the Group of 20 (G20) foreign ministers' meeting in Bali next week, a spokesperson for the Russian embassy in Jakarta told Reuters on Tuesday.
Bangkok Post · Jun 27, 2022 How G7 can help those with debt From the weekend until today, G7 leaders have gathered in Germany to discuss a litany of overlapping global crises, including the war in Ukraine, food insecurity, inflation, backlogged global supply chains, the pandemic response and climate change. These challenges have a common denominator: All are falling hardest on low- and…