German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called on the Group of 20 leading economies to press for solutions to the Ukraine and Mideast crises.
“We will not make this world fairer unless we get the acute crises under control,” Baerbock stated.
She made the remarks on the sidelines of a G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Both conflicts are expected to play a significant role in the meeting, which took place just days before the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
“The consequences of these two wars are disproportionately affecting the world’s poorest people,” Baerbock said.
She urged the group to look for ways to achieve peace in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Russia, which is a G20 member, is set to be represented by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
The United States is represented by Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Collectively, the G20 group of developed and emerging economies accounts for approximately 80% of global economic output and 60% of world population.
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Brazil currently holds the chairmanship.
The Gaza war and the threat of conflagration in the Middle East would play an important role at a working session entitled, “Dealing with international tensions.”
The meeting would also focus on reform approaches for the international system, a spokeswoman for the German Foreign Office said.
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