Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni told
the G20 summit in Bali on Tuesday that the war in Ukraine has
had a massive impact on the international order that the group
of the world's biggest economies must tackle.
"When Indonesia took over the presidency of the G20 (last
year), it was impossible to predict that Russia would invade
Ukraine and the devastating impact this would have on the world
order and our economies," she said on the first day of the
two-day summit.
"In order to succeed in its mission, the G20 must have the
courage to face the most difficult challenges on the agenda,
starting with the consequences of the Ukrainian conflict in the
economic, energy and food sectors that are affecting everyone
and are undoubtedly affecting developing countries
predominantly.
"No one would have thought that it would come to this, with the
war, the food crisis and the energy emergency," she continued.
"But we didn't allow anyone to intimidate us.
"We reacted and continued to work together. Not only on energy
and food, but also on many other challenges: the defence of the
environment, the fight against climate change, more efficient
infrastructure, quality education, health care for all.
"Future generations deserve a better world and we all have a
duty to work to move in this direction".
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