Wang Yi Attends the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on July 8, 2022 in the Indonesian resort island of Bali, which was chaired by Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi. Attendees included foreign ministers of member states and guest states of the G20, UN Secretarygeneral António Guterres, and responsible officials of other international organizations.

In the speech which he delivered at the meeting, Wang called for upholding true multilateralism, conducting win-win cooperation, and achieving inclusiveness and connectivity within the framework of the G20.

The G20 members should be partners based on mutual respect and consultation on equal footing, he said.

The G20 members should strengthen their coordination on macro-economic policies to push for inclusive recovery and growth of the global economy, he noted.

They should jointly maintain stable international supply chains to ease the global inflationary pressure, Wang indicated, calling for boosting the multilateral trading system to foster an open, transparent, and non-discriminatory international trade environment.

In his speech, Wang stressed that China will continue to urge peace talks and promote dialogue on the Ukraine issue, and always stands on the side of peace.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said that it is expected that through the foreign ministers’ meeting, all G20 members will build bridges for communication, adhere to peace and justice, promote friendship and cooperation, and oppose unilateralism and isolation.

The G20 members agreed that it is necessary to give full play to the important role of the G20, strengthen multilateralism, reduce trust deficit, and prevent global divisions.