SANKALP SAVERA AS WORLD leaders have gathered in Bali for the summit, the language of the draft statement of the G20 communique “echoes” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s words to Russian President Vladimir Putin in September that “now is not the time for war”, the London-based Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
“The Indian delegation played a big role in achieving consensus among member states over the wording that criticised the Russian invasion, according to three officials with knowledge of the negotiations. The language of the draft statement echoed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s words to Putin in September by saying ‘now is not the time for war’,” the FT reported
“The communiqué was agreed by country delegates on Monday night after days of wrangling between western officials and those from Russia and China. It will be formally adopted by G20 leaders on Wednesday, the second day of the summit,” said the report.
“World leaders will state that today’s era ‘must not be of war’ and will condemn threats to use nuclear weapons, at the G20 summit in Bali, reflecting rising global anxiety around Russia’s war against ucrain
A draft communiqué agreed by diplomats, seen by the Financial Times and confirmed by two delegations, said: ‘Most members strongly condemned the war in Ukraine and stressed it is causing immense human suffering and exacerbating existing f ragilities in the global economy’,” said the report.
It said the language regarding the war and Moscow’s repeated use of nuclear rhetoric is stronger than western officials forecast, and underscores rising anxiety in non-western states about Putin’s invasion and its widespread effects
