Indonesia’s president says world “must not fall into another cold war”
President Joko Widodo has called for unity at the opening of the G20 summit, and said that the gathered leaders must not allow the world to fall into another cold war.
His remarks will likely be interpreted as a commentary on the effects that Russia’s war in Ukraine is having on the wider global economy.
Without referring ever directly to the war in Ukraine, he said that if the war did not end, it would be difficult for the world to move forward.
Indonesia has tried as best as possible to bridge very wide differences. We have no other option, collaboration is badly needed.
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“I think you’re going to see most members of the G20 make clear that they condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine, that they see Russia’s war in Ukraine as the root source of immense economic and humanitarian suffering in the world,” the official told reporters, according to Agence France-Presse.
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The statement, to be issued at the end of the summit this week in Bali, will show that the G20 is “really isolating Russia” – a member of the group of the world’s biggest economies.
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The official would not say how many countries would not join the condemnation, nor how diplomats would craft the non-unanimous declaration within the document, which is issued by all member countries.
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The US official said, “Russia’s war of aggression … is being condemned in the strongest possible terms.”
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President Joko Widodo has called for unity at the opening of the G20 summit, and said that the gathered leaders must not allow the world to fall into another cold war.
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His remarks will likely be interpreted as a commentary on the effects that Russia’s war in Ukraine is having on the wider global economy.
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Without referring ever directly to the war in Ukraine, he said that if the war did not end, it would be difficult for the world to move forward.
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Indonesia has tried as best as possible to bridge very wide differences. We have no other option, collaboration is badly needed.
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President Joko Widodo has opened the summit with a speech to the gathered world leaders.
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He said that “the eyes of the world were focused” on their meeting.
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Adding that the G20 meeting “must succeed”, Widodo said that the world faces “crisis upon crisis, sharpening rivalries.”
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“The world is facing extraordinary challenges,” Indonesia’s president said, and the impact of these is felt, “very strongly on food and energy supplies.”
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy has welcomed criticism of threats to use nuclear weapons, made during the meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping on Monday.
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According to the White House, Biden and Xi “underscored their opposition to the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine,” at their meeting on Monday.
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A readout of the meeting on China’s foreign ministry website made no use of the word “nuclear” but said: “Conflicts and wars produce no winner … and … confrontation between major countries must be avoided.”
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Zelenskiy welcomed these remarks, saying: “It is important that the United States and China jointly highlighted that the threats of using nuclear weapons were unacceptable.”
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He added, “Everyone understands to whom these words are addressed.”
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It’s 9am in Bali and leaders of the G20 major economies have started to arrive at the main venue for the start of the summit.
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There are official topics on the agenda for the day and much of it has been guided by summit host, Indonesia.
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Energy security and clean energy transition for low and middle-income countries is high up the list today. Global health security is also set to be discussed.
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However, it’s likely talks will be overshadowed by discussions on Russia’s war in Ukraine and soaring global inflation.
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This morning, European Council President Charles Michel told journalists that the G20 is an opportunity to “Convince all the partners to put more pressure on Russia”.
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Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, will address the G20 summit in Bali virtually today.
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Zelenskiy is likely to use the address to highlight the way Russia has in effect taken tens of thousands of Ukrainians hostage by transporting them to Russia.
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Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, has not travelled to the gathering of leaders but is being represented by his foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov.
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On Monday, US president Joe Biden met with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in their first face-to-face meeting as leaders. According to a White House statement on the meeting, both leaders expressed concerns over Moscow’s nuclear threats.
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The US readout said that “a nuclear war should never be fought” and could not be won, and they “underscored their opposition to the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine”.
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the G20 summit in Bali. I’m Jonathan Yerushalmy and I’ll be bring you all the latest as it unfolds over the coming hours.
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Leaders of the G20 nations – the world’s major economies – will gather in Bali, Indonesia, for an annual summit that’s been overshadowed by the presence of Russia during its war in Ukraine. Although President Vladimir Putin has pulled out, Russia is be represented by veteran foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov.
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The Group of 20 – made up of 19 countries plus the European Union – account for nearly two-thirds of the global population, 85% of the world’s economic output and 75% of world trade.
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As of 2022, there are 20 members in the group: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.
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Key events
Reports that G20 will issue statement to “condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine”
The G20 will reportedly issue an end-of-summit statement in which “most” members will strongly condemn Russia’s war against Ukraine, a senior US official has said.
“I think you’re going to see most members of the G20 make clear that they condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine, that they see Russia’s war in Ukraine as the root source of immense economic and humanitarian suffering in the world,” the official told reporters, according to Agence France-Presse.
The statement, to be issued at the end of the summit this week in Bali, will show that the G20 is “really isolating Russia” – a member of the group of the world’s biggest economies.
The official would not say how many countries would not join the condemnation, nor how diplomats would craft the non-unanimous declaration within the document, which is issued by all member countries.
The US official said, “Russia’s war of aggression … is being condemned in the strongest possible terms.”
The leaders of the G20 are now in a closed door working group, we expect them to emerge for lunch at about 12.30pm local time.
These working groups are important – and what happens in them will contribute to a communique at the end of the summit – but the eyes of the world be focused on the bilateral meetings that happen on the side of the summit.
Yesterday, China’s Xi Jinping met with president Joe Biden; their first face to face meeting as leaders.
This morning, Xi met with French president Emmanuel Macron, and he’s set to meet with Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, later today.
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak met his Canadian counterpart for a casual dinner in a Bali restaurant on Monday night.
Anthony Albanese met with host of the summit, Joko Widodo, on Monday evening. Indonesia’s President was one of the first foreign leaders that Albanese met after becoming prime minister back in May.
Indonesia’s president says world “must not fall into another cold war”
President Joko Widodo has called for unity at the opening of the G20 summit, and said that the gathered leaders must not allow the world to fall into another cold war.
His remarks will likely be interpreted as a commentary on the effects that Russia’s war in Ukraine is having on the wider global economy.
Without referring ever directly to the war in Ukraine, he said that if the war did not end, it would be difficult for the world to move forward.
Indonesia has tried as best as possible to bridge very wide differences. We have no other option, collaboration is badly needed.
Now that Indonesia’s president has opened the summit, the first working session between world leaders will get under way.
These sessions are closed to the media.
This morning’s meeting is set to be on food and energy security. This is a theme that Indonesia has pushed as hosts of the summit, with a particular focus on support for low and middle income countries.
Indonesia’s President officially opens the G20 summit
President Joko Widodo has opened the summit with a speech to the gathered world leaders.
He said that “the eyes of the world were focused” on their meeting.
Adding that the G20 meeting “must succeed”, Widodo said that the world faces “crisis upon crisis, sharpening rivalries.”
“The world is facing extraordinary challenges,” Indonesia’s president said, and the impact of these is felt, “very strongly on food and energy supplies.”
US president Joe Biden has just arrived at the opening of the G20 in Bali. He was greeted by Indonesia’s president, Joko Widodo who then accompanied the President into the main hall of the summit’s venue.
Now that he’s arrived the first working sessions of the summit will get under way. It’s in these meetings that the official issues of the G20 will be discussed by world leaders.
They’re then set to break at about 12.30pm local time for lunch, before reconvening in the afternoon for the second working session which will be closed to press.
Britain has announced it will spend $4.9bn on five new Navy ships to bolster security “in the face of increased Russian threats”.
The announcement came with prime minister Rishi Sunak set to begin his first full day of official events at the G20 summit in Bali.
A statement from Downing Street read:
Russia’s actions put all of us at risk. As we give the Ukrainian people the support they need, we are also harnessing the breadth and depth of UK expertise to protect ourselves and our allies. This includes building the next generation of British warships.
The spending is the next phase in a programme under which three vessels are already under construction. All eight frigates are expected to be completed by the mid-2030s, the statement said.
A quick snap from Joe Biden here ahead of the US president’s arrival.
Biden posted a series of tweets this morning noting the series of diplomatic meetings that have taken place over the past few days.
This week’s travel has brought together the broadest possible coalition of partners to confront this moment of great global challenges — from global inflation, to the climate crisis, to Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine.
At the G20 meetings, we’ll speak on the very issues that matter to people’s lives, not only at home but around the world. This forum is crucial for the world’s largest economies to work together for the good of people everywhere, and I’m looking forward to convening.”
This week’s travel has brought together the broadest possible coalition of partners to confront this moment of great global challenges — from global inflation, to the climate crisis, to Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine.
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 15, 2022
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This week’s travel has brought together the broadest possible coalition of partners to confront this moment of great global challenges — from global inflation, to the climate crisis, to Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine.
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 15, 2022
Xi Jinping has just been seen entering the main venue for today’s talks.
The Chinese leader and his US counterpart Joe Biden held their first ever face-to-meeting as leaders yesterday, in an attempt to reduce tensions over Taiwan and trade that have sent US-China ties to their lowest level in decades.
Biden said he does not believe China has any “imminent” plans to invade Taiwan, but objected to its “coercive and increasingly aggressive actions” toward the island in his first in-person meeting with Xi Jinping since they became leaders.
Biden also said he and the Chinese leader had been “candid and clear” with each other on subjects ranging from Taiwan to trade.
The meeting, which lasted more than three hours, was seen as an attempt to reduce tensions that have brought US-China relations to their lowest ebb in decades.
Biden said he “absolutely believes” that a new cold war with China can be avoided, adding that he did not believe there was any “imminent attempt on the part of China to invade Taiwan”.
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has also arrived for the anticipated talks this morning.
His participation in the summit comes at a time of strained ties with the United States over energy supplies and the Russia-Ukraine conflict in addition to US concern over growing Gulf ties with China, whose president is due to visit Saudi Arabia.
Zelenskiy responds to Biden-Xi meeting
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has welcomed criticism of threats to use nuclear weapons, made during the meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping on Monday.
According to the White House, Biden and Xi “underscored their opposition to the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine,” at their meeting on Monday.
A readout of the meeting on China’s foreign ministry website made no use of the word “nuclear” but said: “Conflicts and wars produce no winner … and … confrontation between major countries must be avoided.”
Zelenskiy welcomed these remarks, saying: “It is important that the United States and China jointly highlighted that the threats of using nuclear weapons were unacceptable.”
He added, “Everyone understands to whom these words are addressed.”
Russia’s foreign minister and representative for Vladimir Putin, Sergei Lavrov, is walking into the summit now.
Putin said he would not attend the gathering of leaders from the G20 nations in Bali, Indonesian and Russian officials confirmed last week, ending weeks of speculation about a possible confrontation with the US president, Joe Biden.
Russia’s president will be represented by his veteran foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, officials said. “President Putin’s programme is still being worked out; he could participate virtually,” said Yulia Tomskaya, the chief of protocol as the Russian embassy in Indonesia.Putin may have wanted to avoid potentially explosive showdowns with western leaders including Biden, events that Russian media might have been unable to present to his benefit.
Cambodian prime minister, Hun Sen, has cancelled meetings he was due to have at the G20 summit in Bali after testing positive for Covid-19, according to a statement posted on his Facebook page this morning.
Hun Sen, who is the current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), had tested positive before he had held any meetings including those scheduled with French president Emmanuel Macron and Chinese leader Xi Jingping, the statement said.
Hun Sen said he would not attend “for the safety of delegates attending the meeting”.
He also hosted a summit of Asean and global leaders that ended on Sunday in Cambodia.
Leaders begin to arrive
It’s 9am in Bali and leaders of the G20 major economies have started to arrive at the main venue for the start of the summit.
There are official topics on the agenda for the day and much of it has been guided by summit host, Indonesia.
Energy security and clean energy transition for low and middle-income countries is high up the list today. Global health security is also set to be discussed.
However, it’s likely talks will be overshadowed by discussions on Russia’s war in Ukraine and soaring global inflation.
This morning, European Council President Charles Michel told journalists that the G20 is an opportunity to “Convince all the partners to put more pressure on Russia”.
Ukraine’s President to address G20 gathering
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, will address the G20 summit in Bali virtually today.
Zelenskiy is likely to use the address to highlight the way Russia has in effect taken tens of thousands of Ukrainians hostage by transporting them to Russia.
Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, has not travelled to the gathering of leaders but is being represented by his foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov.
On Monday, US president Joe Biden met with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in their first face-to-face meeting as leaders. According to a White House statement on the meeting, both leaders expressed concerns over Moscow’s nuclear threats.
The US readout said that “a nuclear war should never be fought” and could not be won, and they “underscored their opposition to the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine”.
Summary and welcome
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the G20 summit in Bali. I’m Jonathan Yerushalmy and I’ll be bring you all the latest as it unfolds over the coming hours.
Leaders of the G20 nations – the world’s major economies – will gather in Bali, Indonesia, for an annual summit that’s been overshadowed by the presence of Russia during its war in Ukraine. Although President Vladimir Putin has pulled out, Russia is be represented by veteran foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov.
The Group of 20 – made up of 19 countries plus the European Union – account for nearly two-thirds of the global population, 85% of the world’s economic output and 75% of world trade.
As of 2022, there are 20 members in the group: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.