The head of the State Department will state Washington’s expectations from Beijing about Russia’s aggression at a summit in Indonesia.
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will have an “honest discussion” about the war in Ukraine with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at a summit in Indonesia. Bloomberg reported this on July 6th.
It was noted that the head of the State Department on Wednesday will fly to Bali to take part in a meeting of foreign ministers of the G20 countries. After that, he will go to Thailand.
According to the agency, the theme of the consequences of Russia’s military aggression will dominate the event.
“We had a series of high-level conversations with our Chinese counterparts about what we expect not only from the People’s Republic of China, but from all responsible members of the international community about Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, ”said the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Eastern Affairs. Asia and the Pacific by Daniel Kritenbrink.
He added that the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Summit was another opportunity to “honestly exchange views and express our expectations from China regarding Ukraine.”
At the G20 forum, Blinken will focus on the role of Russia’s aggression and blocking Ukrainian grain exports in stimulating the global food crisis, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Ramin Tolui said.
Negotiations between the head of the State Department and the Chinese representative are set for Saturday, July 9th.
This will be the first face-to-face meeting between the two since October 2021 as geopolitical tensions intensify between the US and China, which declared “unlimited” friendship with Russia before the invasion of Ukraine in the latter part. of February.
It was previously reported that the US Secretary of State is not planning separate negotiations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a meeting of foreign ministers of the G20 countries.
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Source: korrespondent
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