[앵커]
The G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, held amid tensions due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, was tainted with word-of-mouth battles between major powers.
Moreover, the meeting took place amidst chaos as news of the assassination of former Prime Minister Abe was spread during the meeting.
Correspondent Kang Seong-woong reports from Beijing.
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As the Russian foreign minister enters the G20 meeting room, voices condemning the invasion of Ukraine are heard.
[“전쟁은 언제 끝낼 것인가? 왜 전쟁을 끝내지 않는가 ?”]
The meeting of the G20 foreign ministers began with an appeal that the war in Ukraine should end as soon as possible.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov resigned himself following being booed during a speech.
Even outside the conference hall, each country held bilateral talks with each other and played an off-site war of words.
US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln blamed the recent food and energy crisis for a Russian invasion.
[토니 블링컨 / 미국 국무장관 : 식량, 에너지에서의 이런 도전들은 러시아의 우크라이나에 대한 침공으로 인해 극적으로 악화 됐습니다.]
Russia held separate talks with China before the start of the plenary session and denounced US sanctions.
[세르게이 라브로프 / 러시아 외교 장관 : 러시아의 발전을 억제하려는 미국과 동맹국들으 전략에 맞서 중러의 실질적인 상호 작용의 양과 범위는 계속 확대하고 있습니다.]
Meanwhile, during the G20 meeting, news of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spread and the meeting room was chaotic.
[레트노 마르수디 / 인도네시아 외교 장관 : G20 외교 장관회의를 대표해서 깊은 위로를 전해드립니다.]
A high-profile meeting between the foreign ministers of the United States and China is due to take place this weekend.
Prior to this, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the two countries agreed to maintain the communication channel through a video call first.
The United States and China agree on avoiding an accidental clash at this foreign ministers’ meeting, but are expected to face sharply on the Taiwan issue.
This is Kang Sung-woong from Beijing.
YTN Kang Sung-woong (swkang@ytn.co.kr)
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