G20 should not be divided by ‘geopolitical issues’- New President of G-20

“Geopolitical issues” should not derail G20 discussions, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Sunday as his country assumed the bloc’s presidency, in an implicit reference to diplomatic wrangling over the Ukraine war.

“We cannot let geopolitical issues sequester the G20 agenda of discussions,” Lula said at the close of the bloc’s annual summit in New Delhi.
“We have no interest in a divided G20. We need peace and cooperation instead of conflict.”
G20 leaders have been deeply riven over the Ukraine war since Moscow’s invasion last year, with Russian President Vladimir Putin skipping the summit entirely to dodge political opprobrium.
Facing the prospect of a major diplomatic embarrassment, host India pressed members to agree a common statement that watered down its earlier condemnation of the war.
In the end, the G20 denounced the use of force for territorial gain but refrained from direct criticism of Russia by name.
Amitabh Kant, a key organizer for the India summit, said Saturday that Brazil was among the countries that helped thrash out a compromise on Ukraine for the statement.

Turkiye’s President Tayyip Erdogan met with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on the sidelines of a G20 summit in the Indian capital New Delhi on Sunday, Erdogan’s office said in a statement.
Erdogan and El-Sisi discussed bilateral ties and energy cooperation between Turkiye and Egypt, as well as regional and global issues, it said.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met on Sunday Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in India for talks.(@spagov) September 10, 2023

The closed-door meeting came on the sidelines of the final day of the G20 summit in the capital New Delhi. Bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Türkiye were discussed during the meeting, as well as regional and global issues.

Erdogan visited Saudi Arabia in July as part of a three-day Gulf tour to strengthen regional ties.Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is heading the Kingdom’s delegation at the G20 leaders’ summit, met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in New Delhi, India, on Saturday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

During the meeting, they discussed Saudi-Japanese relations in various fields and chances for developing them, in addition to touching on various issues of common interest.
The meeting was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan, National Security Adviser Dr. Musaed Al-Aiban, Minister of Commerce Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi, Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih, and Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan.