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⚡️Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s upcoming participation in the G20 Summit
On November 18-19, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will host the #G20 Leaders’ Summit. The Russian delegation will be led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the instruction of the head of state. A majority of the G20 member states’ leaders are expected to take part.
Brasilia regards the G20 as a core element of the polycentric system of international economic relations, distinguished by an effective decision-making mechanism due to its optimal number of members as well as the principle of consensus. The theme of Brazil’s first ever presidency of the forum is “Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet.”
At the summit, the partners expect to reach consensus agreements, with the process viewed through the prism of the country’s international prestige. A leadership declaration (a non-signature document approved in the absence of objections from the parties) is expected to be the summit’s major practical outcome. <...>
Russia has been actively engaged in developing and coordinating the organisational and substantive aspects of the Brazilian project, having already added advanced domestic solutions on food security and poverty eradication into the database.
The summit in Rio de Janeiro will open with the launch ceremony of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. Russia’s planned official connection to this platform will give it another opportunity to raise issues relevant to the global majority at the international level, in particular, counteracting illegal unilateral sanctions and promoting domestic experience. <...>
Russia plays a prominent role in the G20, efficiently influencing the course and direction of negotiations, as well as the content of agreements. Moscow views the platform as an essential forum for global economic governance.
The G20 is extensively used to promote Russia’s ideas on the importance of building an open and non-discriminatory global economy, and abandoning unilateral restrictive measures, trade wars and protectionism. Efforts are taken to draw attention to the long-overdue reform of the global governance architecture to benefit emerging markets, with the focus on ending the dominance of Western powers in international financial, economic and trade institutions, de-dollarisation, and increasing the share of settlements in national currencies.
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Russia has consistently advocated the essential need to depoliticise the G20, which should focus on its direct responsibilities to encourage economic growth and sustainable development. The opponents’ attempts to bring peace and security issues beyond the group’s authority to the G20 agenda are counterproductive; this destructive policy hinders progress in core areas and causes increased division between the members.
❗️Russia views its priority in the G20 as achieving constructive agreements in the forum that consider all member nations’ interests based on consensus.
Moscow seeks a proper and balanced understanding of sustainable development goals with due account of the states’ national interests, takes efforts to effectively use the G20 to promote the democratisation of international financial and economic structures, particularly, the #IMF, #WorldBank and #WTO, and makes steps to diversify mutual settlement mechanisms and build independent trans-border supply chains.
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On November 18-19, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will host the #G20 Leaders’ Summit. The Russian delegation will be led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the instruction of the head of state. A majority of the G20 member states’ leaders are expected to take part.
Brasilia regards the G20 as a core element of the polycentric system of international economic relations, distinguished by an effective decision-making mechanism due to its optimal number of members as well as the principle of consensus. The theme of Brazil’s first ever presidency of the forum is “Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet.”
At the summit, the partners expect to reach consensus agreements, with the process viewed through the prism of the country’s international prestige. A leadership declaration (a non-signature document approved in the absence of objections from the parties) is expected to be the summit’s major practical outcome. <...>
Russia has been actively engaged in developing and coordinating the organisational and substantive aspects of the Brazilian project, having already added advanced domestic solutions on food security and poverty eradication into the database.
The summit in Rio de Janeiro will open with the launch ceremony of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. Russia’s planned official connection to this platform will give it another opportunity to raise issues relevant to the global majority at the international level, in particular, counteracting illegal unilateral sanctions and promoting domestic experience. <...>
Russia plays a prominent role in the G20, efficiently influencing the course and direction of negotiations, as well as the content of agreements. Moscow views the platform as an essential forum for global economic governance.
The G20 is extensively used to promote Russia’s ideas on the importance of building an open and non-discriminatory global economy, and abandoning unilateral restrictive measures, trade wars and protectionism. Efforts are taken to draw attention to the long-overdue reform of the global governance architecture to benefit emerging markets, with the focus on ending the dominance of Western powers in international financial, economic and trade institutions, de-dollarisation, and increasing the share of settlements in national currencies.
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Russia has consistently advocated the essential need to depoliticise the G20, which should focus on its direct responsibilities to encourage economic growth and sustainable development. The opponents’ attempts to bring peace and security issues beyond the group’s authority to the G20 agenda are counterproductive; this destructive policy hinders progress in core areas and causes increased division between the members.
❗️Russia views its priority in the G20 as achieving constructive agreements in the forum that consider all member nations’ interests based on consensus.
Moscow seeks a proper and balanced understanding of sustainable development goals with due account of the states’ national interests, takes efforts to effectively use the G20 to promote the democratisation of international financial and economic structures, particularly, the #IMF, #WorldBank and #WTO, and makes steps to diversify mutual settlement mechanisms and build independent trans-border supply chains.
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Russian scientists are working actively under the aegis of Science20 - a non-governmental track of G20 involving the academies of sciences of the #G20 nations.
In 2025, this platform is focused on the issues of climate change and well-being.
🇿🇦 The S20 kickoff meeting was held under the South African chairship in Pretoria.
🇷🇺 The Russian Academy of Sciences was represented by Dr Anna Romanovskaya, Director of the Yury Israel Institute for Global Climate and Ecology.
At present, the final declaration of the Scientific Twenty is being hammered out, with a series of online consultations ahead. The Russian Academy of Sciences points out the need to make it a scientific document, with a correct and scientifically based presentation of facts.
☝️ We emphasize the importance of objective reflecting of the scientific data on trends in global greenhouse gas emissions, advocate the use of a wide range of effective measures and the best available technologies, adhering to the principles of:
˗👉 multiple energy transition options;
˗👉 equal attention to the issues of reducing emissions and adapting to climate change;
˗👉 technological neutrality and mutual recognition of the results of efforts to combat climate change;
˗👉 strengthening international cooperation and intensifying donor support for developing countries;
˗👉 ensuring equal access to modern technologies, solutions and equipment in the field of climate, excluding a discriminatory approach;
˗👉 refusal to use climate policy as unfair trade barriers contrary to the universal rules of the #WTO.
The final declaration is expected to be adopted at the S20 Summit on Sept 22-23 in Pretoria.
#G20SouthAfrica
In 2025, this platform is focused on the issues of climate change and well-being.
🇿🇦 The S20 kickoff meeting was held under the South African chairship in Pretoria.
🇷🇺 The Russian Academy of Sciences was represented by Dr Anna Romanovskaya, Director of the Yury Israel Institute for Global Climate and Ecology.
At present, the final declaration of the Scientific Twenty is being hammered out, with a series of online consultations ahead. The Russian Academy of Sciences points out the need to make it a scientific document, with a correct and scientifically based presentation of facts.
☝️ We emphasize the importance of objective reflecting of the scientific data on trends in global greenhouse gas emissions, advocate the use of a wide range of effective measures and the best available technologies, adhering to the principles of:
˗👉 multiple energy transition options;
˗👉 equal attention to the issues of reducing emissions and adapting to climate change;
˗👉 technological neutrality and mutual recognition of the results of efforts to combat climate change;
˗👉 strengthening international cooperation and intensifying donor support for developing countries;
˗👉 ensuring equal access to modern technologies, solutions and equipment in the field of climate, excluding a discriminatory approach;
˗👉 refusal to use climate policy as unfair trade barriers contrary to the universal rules of the #WTO.
The final declaration is expected to be adopted at the S20 Summit on Sept 22-23 in Pretoria.
#G20SouthAfrica