- Indonesia currently holds the rotating presidency of the G20. Jakarta has come under pressure to exclude Russian President.
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said they will attend G20 summit in Bali in November.
- The G7 also includes Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday they will attend G20 summit in Bali in November, Even if Russian President Vladimir Putin attends.
Indonesia currently holds the rotating presidency of the G20, and despite announcing in April that Russia’s president had been invited, Jakarta has come under Western pressure to exclude him from the meeting.
Asked at a news conference the end of a NATO summit in Madrid if Ottawa would take part in the gathering if Putin is also present, Trudeau said: “We expect that Canada and all members of the G7 will be at the G20.”
“It is too important a conversation on the global economy. It is too important that we be there to counteract the voice and the lies that Russia will perhaps be putting forward. There are a number of months still to go before that and anything can happen,” he added.
The G7 also includes the Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.
Indonesia, like most major emerging economies, has tried to maintain a neutral position and called for a peaceful resolution to Russia’s months-long offensive in Ukraine.
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