Ukraine war: Indonesia ‘consulting’ G20 members over Russia’s role but Moscow, Tokyo will attend finance chiefs meeting

The G20 host said decision on Moscow’s participation in the Bali summit will be revealed after the foreign minister submits her report to President Widodo

Meanwhile, Japan’s finance chiefs announced they will take part in a meeting in Washington despite the virtual presence of the Russian delegation

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Delegates attend a meeting of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Jakarta, Indonesia. File photo: Reuters

Published: 2:22pm, 15 Apr 2022

G20 host Indonesia said it has finished the “first round” of consultation with members over Russia’s attendance at the bloc’s meetings and summit amid mounting calls from Western countries and their allies for a boycott if Moscow is not excluded from the economic forum.

The government also said that it will begin another round of talks with all stakeholders and publicly announce the decision after Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi submits the report to President Joko Widodo.

“Through consultation we can map out the country’s views about the importance of G20 in responding to the challenges that the world is currently facing,” Indonesian foreign ministry spokesperson Teuku Faizasyah told reporters on Thursday.

“Foreign minister is now launching a second round of consultation [with G20 members], but we will announce [our findings] to the public after she reports to the president as most of the conversations are confidential.”

Teuku added Jakarta is “listening to members’ views and it has got enough time” to take a call on Russia’s participation in the November summit in Bali.