Lavrov: India’s G20 presidency & BRICS partners ‘consolidated’ Global South against the West

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday (September 10) called the G20 summit in India a success and said that due to the consolidated position of the countries of the global south, Russia managed to ensure the G20 agenda was not overshadowed by the Ukraine conflict. The Group of 20 adopted a consensus declaration at a summit on Saturday (September 9) that avoided condemning Russia for the war in Ukraine but called on all states not to use force to grab territory. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has left tens of thousands dead, displaced millions and sown economic turmoil across the world. Moscow, which says it is conducting a “special military operation“ there, denies committing any atrocities. Lavrov also said the Russia was willing to return to the Black Sea grain deal as soon as its conditions are met. Russia quit the deal in July, a year after it was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, complaining that its own food and fertiliser exports faced obstacles and insufficient Ukrainian grain was going to countries in need. Lavrov said Russia values the attempts by the United Nations to facilitate grain talks but called it “west only talks“. Lavrov also said Moscow regretted Armenia’s plan to host a joint army exercise with the U.S., which comes at a time of rising military tension with neighbouring Azerbaijan and open friction with Russia. The Armenian Defence Ministry said the purpose of the Sept. 11-20 “Eagle Partner 2023“ exercise was to prepare its forces to take part in international peacekeeping missions. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people’s lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!