Martin Guzman refused to ignore Russia in the G20: he attended a meeting of his colleagues leaving the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

From Washington, DC – Minister of Economy of Argentina Martin Guzman, He did not submit to the boycott of his colleagues in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. Representatives of those countries walked out of the G20 summit when Russian ministers spoke out against the invasion of Ukraine.

“He did not leave, he was in his place,” official sources confirmed to Infobae about Minister Guzman. Yesterday, the economy reported ministerial activity with various bipartisans, but no activity on the G20. The minister was on the board: he did not speak, but stayed to listen to the Russian ally Anton Siluvanov. The Economist described the Minister’s performance the previous day in the panel “A Conversation on the G20’s Emerging Markets”.

From the treasury they assured that this was not a formal rejection and that it was not planned. They point out that there are no emerging G20 countries, including Brazil, and no central ministers from Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Japan. “Staying has nothing to do with the position of the country. These positions have been expressed at the United Nations where Argentina has expressed its position. Where does it apply?” They were highlighted.

The news was confirmed by the Russian Finance Minister. Christia Freeland. “The world’s democracies will not stand idly by in the face of Russia’s continued aggression and war crimes. Today, when Russia tried to intervene, Canada and many of our Democratic allies walked out of the G20 summit, “he tweeted. Vladimir Putin “She should not attend or be included in these meetings.”

This post is accompanied by a photo of the US Treasury Secretary showing his presence in Freeland. Janet Yellen; US Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, And Chairman of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde, Among others. When Silvanov almost spoke, everyone left the closing speech. Freeland is of Ukrainian descent and strongly condemns the invasion.

According to the Reuters agency, Ukrainian officials also walked out of the meeting, according to a source familiar with the matter.

“The UK delegation walked out of the G20 meeting while the Russian delegation was speaking, along with our allies the United States and Canada,” a UK spokesman said. “We will continue to work with our allies to strongly condemn Russia’s war against Ukraine and to push for strong international coordination to punish Russia,” he added.

The head of the European Central Bank, the same news agency, Christine LagardeRussian official, Deputy Finance Minister insisted Timur Maksimov, To send a clear message to Moscow: to end the war in Ukraine, said one of the sources. President of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, One of the senior officials who walked out of the G20 conference.

Prior to the launch of the G20, Yellen had told his G20-led rival from Indonesia that Russia would not have “usual business” in the world economy due to the occupation of Ukraine.

The finance ministers and governors of the G20’s central banks meet on the sidelines of a two – year conference between the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The main topics of the meeting were the Ukraine War, food security and recovery from the corona virus epidemic.

Today, Guzman is scheduled to hold two private meetings with the business world, one at the US Chamber of Commerce and the other at the Atlantic Council, where he will discuss Argentina’s economic and energy policy.

He met the Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) yesterday. Matthias Gorman; With his economy and the first vice president of the Spanish government, Nadia Calvino; With the Director-General of the French Treasury, Emmanuel Moulin. Finally, Guzman concluded his second day of work with a bilateral meeting with the South African Finance Minister in Washington. Enoch Godongwana.

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