Japanese Foreign Minister Eshimas Hayashi refused to participate in the official dinner of the G20 foreign ministers due to the likelihood of the presence of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the meeting. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief with a link to the Japanese agency Kyodo News.

“Due to the fact that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov could be present there, it was decided that the presence of the head (Japanese Foreign Ministry, - ed.. ) would be inappropriate,” the publication says..

Earlier it was reported that Foreign Minister of the aggressor country Sergei Lavrov flew to Indonesia for a meeting of G20 foreign ministers..

However, a number of foreign ministers, including German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, ruled out the possibility of communicating with Lavrov..

Burbock said Russia should not be allowed to use the G20 meeting as a platform given its aggression in Ukraine.

However, the G20 also includes China, Indonesia, India and South Africa, which do not express condemnation of Russian aggression against Ukraine and continue to actively cooperate with the aggressor that violates all international norms..