Italian PM Says Putin Excluded from G20 Summit in Indonesia
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VIVA – The Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi said that the direct participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the G20 summit is excluded by the Indonesian President. It said President Putin's presence at the G20 will be through remote participation. Launching from Front News Ukraine, Wednesday 29 June 2022, he said this after attending the G7 summit in Germany.
"As for President Putin's presence at the G20, the Indonesian President excluded him, he is categorical, he will not come. Remote participation is possible, we'll see," explained Draghi.
The Kremlin has responded to Draghi's remarks. The Kremlin explained that the presence or absence of a person at the G20 summit is no longer the authority of Rome. Russia also confirmed that President Putin accepted the invitation and responded positively.
"Well, it wasn't Draghi who decided that. The invitation came, we responded positively," said Russian Government Adviser Yuri Ushakov.
Yuri Ushakov suggests for waiting the visit of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo to Moscow on June 30, 2022.
Joko Widodo as the Indonesian President who leads the 2022 G20, will arrive in the Russian capital on Thursday for talks with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin.
Indonesia holds the G20 presidency, and it is in this region of the country that the summit will be held in November later.
Since the Russia-Ukraine war is still in progress, Indonesia has always been in the spotlight for holding the G20 Presidency this year. A number of G20 members such as the United States, Australia and the European Union have even urged Indonesia to boycott Russia's participation in the forum.
The US even threatened not to attend the G20 series this year if the Russian delegation, especially President Vladimir Putin, still took part in the summit which will take place in October. Even so, Indonesia is still trying to invite all members of the G20, including Russia, to the summit in Bali later.
