(Jakarta / Berlin Comprehensive) Russia officially confirmed that President Putin will not attend the G20 (G20) summit held next week in Bali Island.Experts point out that this means that the summit will be difficult to make progress in the war and global economy such as the war and the global economy, and can only be reduced to a symbolic forum.
The Russian Embassy in Indonesia Tomstaraa said to AFP on Thursday (November 10): "I can confirm that (Foreign Minister) Lavrov will lead the Russian delegation to the G20. President Putin's schedule is still onDuring the formulation, he may participate in the meeting online. "
A spokesman for the coordinating minister of the Indonesian Ocean and Investment Affairs, Zodi also confirmed that Lavrov will attend the summit on his behalf.It is expected that Putin will participate in one of the meetings online.
Bloomberg quoted "people familiar with the matter" and said that Putin does not participate in the meeting means to avoid conflicts with leaders such as Biden President Biden.Earlier, Biden called Putin as a "war criminal" and excluded the meeting with Putin in Bali.
After the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine War, should he invite Putin to attend the G20 summit, causing controversy.The summit will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday (November 15th and 16th).The host Indonesia officially invited Putin to attend the summit in April this year, and held up the pressure of Western countries and refused to withdraw invitations to Putin.Indonesia, which pursues a neutral foreign policy, also invited Ukraine, which specializes in non -G20 member states to attend the summit, but Ukraine President Zelei previously stated that as long as Putin attended, he would not go to the meeting, and he was expected to attend the summit online.
Experts believe that the absence of the summit in Putin means that the G20 leaders will be difficult to talk about new progress on the Russian and Ukraine war and its global economic impact.
The Russian and Eastern European research experts at Ellanga University, Indonesia, said: "The G20 is difficult to make a difference and can only be reduced to a symbolic forum. Any discussion will be stuck on the issue of war ...And the main topic of the (Russia and Ukraine) war. Perhaps bilateral talks can achieve results. Although the remaining meetings are attended by leaders of various countries, they are only due to respect for the host Indonesia. "
G20 member states such as the United States and Germany invaded Ukraine in the Russian army, have imposed multiple rounds of sanctions on Russia, and called on Russia to kick out of international organizations and reject Russia to attend international conferences.
An anonymous official in Germany said on Wednesday that due to differences in the Ukrainian war and other issues, the G20 will be difficult to reach an agreement on the final communiqué at the next week.The wording of the Ukrainian war.
G20 several ministerial meetings this year also could not discuss key issues such as soaring energy prices, grain guarantee, and crown disease epidemic because of the differences in opinions.
When asked if Ukraine's peace talks are expected to be held at the G20 summit, the German official responded that the G20 was not a suitable forum, and Russia was unwilling to take the necessary first step, so the peace talks were very impossible.
But he added that G20 accounts for 80%of the global GDP and 60%of the global population. It is still a meaningful forum. This summit will discuss issues such as grain guarantee, medical care, digital transformation and other issues.Essence