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Press release on the outcomes of the G20 summit

12 September 2023 18:11
1753-12-09-2023

On September 10, the two-day G20 summit came to a close in New Delhi, India. Under instructions from President of Russia Vladimir Putin, the Russian delegation was led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Members of the G20 reached consensus on a final declaration for the summit. It reflects agreements on a wide range of current issues and actions, including food, climate, energy, the necessity of reforming international financial institutions, digital transformation, and macroeconomic policy. The specific goals, set in the interests of the countries in the Global South, were an important achievement. These goals involve increasing the participation of the developing countries in global economic governance, and the developed countries' need to fulfill their obligations to finance international climate efforts in the amount of $100 billion annually.

The decision to include the African Union among the permanent members of the G20 was historical.

The Russian delegation, along with the BRICS countries and other friendly partners, consistently advocated de-politicising discussions and maintaining the G20's focus on countering today's socioeconomic challenges, primarily on overcoming poverty, inequality, and the weakening of food and energy security under the influence of Western policies and the illegitimate unilateral sanctions. Together we suppressed the West's attempts to "Ukrainise" the work of the G20 format, and noted numerous armed conflicts on the planet as well as calls for peaceful resolutions through dialogue and diplomatic efforts based on the full goals and principles of the UN Charter.

The Russian side reaffirmed its intention to remain the guarantor of food, fertiliser and energy supplies, and to increase economic cooperation with friendly partners representing the world majority, particularly via the EAEU, BRICS, SCO, and ASEAN. In this regard, Russia intends to extensively rely on the capabilities of the flagship foreign policy initiative of President Vladimir Putin: the Greater Eurasian Partnership.

We will continue close cooperation with the Indian presidency of the G20 in the context of implementing New Delhi's announced intention to hold an additional meeting of the G20 leaders via videoconference this November. We also count on productive coordination with Brazil and South Africa, who will assume the G20 presidency in 2024 and 2025, respectively; we are ready to implement relevant special initiatives with them, including those based on domestic experience and potential achievements.