G20 foreign ministers to meet in New Delhi this week amid Russia's war against Ukraine and escalating US-China tensions. Reported by Voice of America.

India, host of this year's G20 summit, hopes issues such as climate change and rising third world debt will also receive attention..

G20 foreign ministers meeting to be held March 1-2. It will take place a few days after the meeting of the G20 finance ministers, during which they failed to reach a consensus on the condemnation of Russian aggression and did not sign a joint statement.. The meeting ended with a declaration in which disagreements between the participants were noted..

The meeting in New Delhi will be attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, British Foreign Secretary James Claverley and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang. The event will be attended by representatives of 40 countries, including non-G20 countries invited by India, as well as some international organizations..

On the sidelines of the event, in particular, a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Quartet countries - the United States, India, Australia and Japan is planned..

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is reportedly set to focus on issues such as climate change and countries' debts..

India does not want Russia's war against Ukraine to dominate the meeting, but it will be the main item on the agenda, the source said.. At the same time, New Delhi plans to continue to “play the voice of the Global South and raise issues related to the region”.

The assistant secretary of state for economic and business affairs said that Blinken will talk about Washington's efforts to address food and energy security problems in developing countries, and also highlight the damage caused by the Russian war..

The meeting will take place against the backdrop of escalating tensions in relations between the United States and China, including due to the Russian war against Ukraine.. China, along with Russia, blocked a joint statement at the recent G20 finance ministers meeting.

Recently, China also accused the US of " In addition, the incident with the Chinese spy balloon became the reason for the deterioration of relations between the two countries..

New Delhi is trying to maintain a neutral line regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war. While earlier Modi told the head of the Kremlin Vladimir Putin that now is not the time for war, India refused to condemn the Russian Federation and called for a diplomatic solution.. The country also increased purchases of Russian oil.

Former Indian diplomat Anil Wadhwa said that differences over the war will be discussed at the meeting of G20 foreign ministers..

However, according to him, it is unlikely that the participants will be able to reach a consensus on the condemnation of the Russian aggression..

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