Bali (Indonesia), 11/14. The G20 countries are finalizing a draft joint statement for the Bali summit, which diplomatic sources say will mention the war in Ukraine and oppose the use of nuclear weapons.
The delegations of the twenty participating countries, joined by representatives of the European Commission and the Council, have intensified their negotiations in recent hours in order to agree on the main points of a text, since between the Heads of State and Government at the summit which between will take place, no consensus was reached Tuesday and Wednesday on the Indonesian island of Bali.
One of the biggest stumbling blocks is the question of whether or not to mention the war started by Russia against Ukraine, using that word directly and not other expressions like “special military operation” used by Moscow to describe itself to refer to its invasion, or ambiguous expressions alternatives as “armed conflict”.
The latest draft of the statement, according to Western diplomatic sources, describes the situation in Ukraine as a “war” and uses language similar to the UN General Assembly resolution passed last March against the Russian invasion.
The final text that the leaders of the 20 plan to approve could reflect this resolution without changing the positions of the countries that voted against, including Russia itself, or others who abstained, like China or China India.
The UN resolution condemned the Russian invasion of the neighboring country and called for the immediate withdrawal of its troops.
Of the 193 member states of the United Nations, 141 supported the text, while only five voted against and 35 abstained.
The final text is expected to also include a mention against the use of nuclear weapons in conflicts and for peaceful solutions, a position which the European Union and countries like Japan are unique in the history of nuclear attacks and have held since January will hold the rotating presidency of the G7.
It remains to be seen whether the draft discussed by national delegations will gain the approval of the leaders of the 20 in Bali, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose government will be represented at the meeting by his Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov.
The growing divisions between EU countries, the United States and other partners such as Japan on the one hand and Russia and China as main Poland on the other hand have made the Bali summit and the chances of it being concluded with a minimum agreement much more difficult.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February this year, no G20 ministerial meeting has reached a consensus document as there are disagreements between members over whether to include references to the conflict and how
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