G20 Summit: EAM Jaishankar Responds To Leaders` Absence, Says `Focus Will Be On ...`
Tuesday, 5 September 2023 According to a statement released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, instead of Putin, Lavrov will attend the summit and is expected to attend two plenary sessions on September 9 and 10.
China's President Xi Jinping skipping this week's G20 summit in New Delhi was not unusual and will not affect negotiations to produce a consensus communique at the meeting, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said in an interview that aired on Wednesday.