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Chinese President Xi Jinping said he was ready to have a “frank and in-depth” conversation with his US counterpart Joe Biden during their first face-to-face meeting in more than a decade. The world’s two most powerful leaders smiled and shook hands in front of a row of Chinese and US flags at a luxury hotel on Bali’s Nusa Dua Bay. Xi said leaders should “chart the right course” and find the right direction for bilateral relations and “elevate their relationship.” Both presidents will discuss issues ranging from Beijing’s stance toward Taiwan to Russia’s war in Ukraine. “We spent a lot of time together when we were both vice presidents and it’s just great to see you,” Biden told Xi as he put an arm around him. “As leaders of our two nations, we share the responsibility, in my view, to show that China and the US can manage our differences, prevent competition from turning into conflict, and find ways to cooperate on urgent global issues . which require our mutual cooperation,” he said. The G20 summit will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Lavrov: Hospitalization reports are ‘political game’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a video dismissed reports that he had been taken to a hospital in Bali as a “political game”. Officials in Indonesia said Mr Lavrov was taken to hospital and checked for a possible “heart condition” on Monday and later. was released. In a video shared by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Mr Lavrov can be seen sitting outside on a patio, dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, reading documents. The foreign minister, when asked about reports that he is currently in hospital, said: “Well, they also wrote about our president. [Vladimir Putin] that he was sick… that is a kind of game in politics.’ He added: “Western journalists must be more honest – they must write the truth.” He did not directly deny that he had been to the hospital earlier that day. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar November 14, 2022 11:15 am 1668423526
Rishi Sunak arrives in Bali for the G20
Rishi Sunak has arrived in Indonesia for a summit of the world’s most powerful economies, which is expected to be dominated by tensions over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The G20 is the second international summit Mr Sunak has attended in three tumultuous weeks since becoming prime minister, following last week’s Cop27 talks in Egypt. He left the UK on Sunday afternoon for the 18-hour flight to the Southeast Asian archipelago nation. He had hoped to add a visit to Japan to the end of the trip but was forced to abandon the idea to return to London for Jeremy Hunt’s crucial autumn statement on Thursday. Andrew Woodcock reports from Bali. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar November 14, 2022 10:58 am 1668421449
Sunak will call for G20 action to end Russia’s “choke” on energy
Rishi Sunak will call for global action to end Russia’s stranglehold on global energy prices as he addresses other world leaders at the G20 summit in Indonesia. Reducing reliance on Russian gas and oil – including boosting investment in renewable energy sources – is part of a five-point plan proposed by the prime minister for coordinated global action to tackle the global economic downturn. Mr Sunak has promised to confront Moscow’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov over the war in Ukraine when he becomes the first UK prime minister to speak to a Russian government representative since the invasion in February. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar November 14, 2022 10:24 am 1668421010
Biden meets Xi for a closed-door meeting in Bali
US President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali (REUTERS) Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 November 2022 10:16 1668420758
Japan’s Kishida will meet the Chinese president on Thursday
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping amid rising tensions between the two Asian countries over Taiwan and North Korea. “It is necessary to build constructive and stable Japan-China relations through the efforts of both Japan and China,” said Hirokazu Matsuno, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary. “We would like to have a meeting to move forward” with bilateral relations. Both leaders are in Bali, Indonesia to attend the two-day G20 summit. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 November 2022 10:12 1668419913
Lavrov has left the hospital, says Bali’s governor
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has been released from hospital and is “in good health”, Bali’s governor said on Monday. Earlier it was reported that Mr Lavrov, who arrived in Bali on Sunday and is attending the G20 summit on behalf of Vladimir Putin, was taken to hospital and was being treated for a heart condition. The Russian Foreign Ministry released a video of Mr Lavrov smiling in an office and said the reports were “baseless” and “the height of falsification”. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 November 2022 09:58 1668417823
Blast: Russian Sergei Lavrov rushed to hospital after arriving in Bali
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was taken to hospital after suffering a health problem after arriving for the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesian authorities said. Indonesian government and medical officials said the Russian diplomat was being treated for a heart condition on the resort island. More details will follow in this report: Adam Withnall14 November 2022 09:23 1668415908
Britain, EU urge allies to snub Russia – report
The EU and Britain are reportedly planning to snub Russia’s Sergei Lavrov at the G20 summit by walking out and are encouraging their allies to follow suit. The Telegraph quoted EU officials as saying they would do “everything possible” to isolate Russia at the Bali summit. Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to skip the gathering and is instead sending his foreign minister to avoid world leaders criticizing his nine-month war in Ukraine. “We are trying to work with partners to show very, very, very firmly what the international community thinks about all these crimes, atrocities and illegal actions by Russia,” an EU foreign affairs spokesman told the British newspaper. “That also means discouraging them from meeting Lavrov or meeting whoever is leading the Russian delegation or walking people out when Russia stands up to speak.” The spokesman added: “The UK does not wish to coordinate with the EU on foreign policy in general, but on this issue, we have the same objective and mutually reinforce our efforts.” Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 November 2022 08:51 1668415717
China hopes to restore relations with the US
Ahead of an expected meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden, Beijing said on Monday it hoped to restore relations between the two nations. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning was quoted by AFP as saying Beijing hoped the US would “cooperate with China to keep the differences under control”. “We hope the US will promote mutually beneficial cooperation and avoid misunderstandings and miscalculations in order to push US-China relations back to a path of healthy and stable development.” Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 November 2022 08:48 1668413066
Biden unveils investments in Indonesia
Joe Biden today announced a series of investments in Indonesia covering areas such as climate and food security, including a $2.5 billion deal between ExxonMobil and state energy company Pertamina to capture carbon. ExxonMobil and Pertamina’s agreement will further evaluate the development of a regional carbon sequestration and capture hub in Indonesia, the White House said in a statement. The partnership “will enable key industry sectors to decarbonise,” the statement said, citing the refining, chemicals, cement and steel sectors. He said this will reduce carbon emissions, provide economic opportunities for Indonesian workers and help Indonesia achieve its net-zero ambitions in 2060 or earlier. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 November 2022 08:04
