China joins Russia in refusing to support G20 joint declaration

AFP . New Delhi
02 Mar 2023 20:56:47 | Update: 02 Mar 2023 20:59:55

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi enter a hall during a meeting in Moscow on February 22, 2023 — AFP Photo

China joined Russia on Thursday in refusing to support a demand for Moscow to cease hostilities in Ukraine, a statement from the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi showed.

Both countries were the only G20 members not to agree to the statement demanding Russia's "complete and unconditional withdrawal from the territory of Ukraine".