🗓 On October 30-31, Atlanta (USA) will host the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting under the US Presidency. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will, as usual, head the Russian delegation. Most G20 members are expected to be represented at a high level. The upcoming Foreign Ministers’ Meeting marks the conclusion of this year’s series of G20 sectoral ministerial meetings and the start of the final stage of the US Presidency, which will culminate in the Summit in Miami on December 14-15. ☝️ At the meeting in Atlanta, Russia intends to set a clear course towards substantive and balanced agreements among G20 leaders, reached by consensus and fully reflecting the priorities of the countries of the #GlobalMajority. The US’s stated goal of returning the G20 to its original purpose – ensuring sustained, inclusive growth and maintaining financial stability – broadly aligns with Russia’s position on the need to uphold the forum’s economic mandate and depoliticise its work. The G20 should serve as an effective platform for dialogue among equals, rather than deepen dividing lines. ❌ In this context, Russia opposes Washington’s unilateral decision to exclude South Africa from the G20 process. Moscow has consistently called for Pretoria’s rights as a G20 member to be restored as soon as possible. Russia expects the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to proceed in a constructive and impartial manner. Substantive discussions are anticipated on the impact of global geopolitical instability on the world economy, topical aspects of multilateral energy cooperation and the effective functioning of supply chains. *** In his remarks, Sergey Lavrov will outline Russia’s assessment of the main drivers of international tensions, focusing on: • the refusal of certain powers to acknowledge the rise of new centres of power; • the use of economic “weapons” against opponents, including sanctions, trade wars and disruptions to supply chains; • the persistent North-South imbalances resulting from this destructive policy. 🌐 Russia will reaffirm its position that prosperity for all peoples can only be achieved by maintaining an open world economy, including by curbing unfair competition and the neocolonial practices widely employed by the West. Read in full