G20 Foreign Ministers End Atlanta Talks Without Consensus
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G20 foreign ministers concluded two days of talks in Atlanta on Saturday without reaching consensus on several major security and economic issues, as divisions over Russia’s war in Ukraine overshadowed the gathering.
European diplomats refused to take the traditional group photograph with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said there could be no appearance of “normalcy with Russia.” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the meeting’s host, canceled the photo session to prevent it from becoming a spectacle or distraction.
Rubio opened the meeting by warning of interconnected economic and geopolitical crises affecting energy, trade and the global economy. At a closing news conference, he said members broadly recognized the importance of securing critical-mineral supply chains, protecting strategic trade routes, ensuring freedom of navigation and addressing food security. The ministers nevertheless stopped short of a joint position on key disputes.
Ukraine remained a focus of discussions with Lavrov. Asked about possible talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Lavrov told Deutsche Welle that Zelenskyy could travel to Moscow and would be guaranteed safety. He did not say whether Putin would attend the G20 leaders’ summit scheduled for December in Miami.
On the sidelines, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held bilateral meetings with counterparts from the European Union, Britain, India and Mexico, discussing security, defense, artificial intelligence and economic cooperation.
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