Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov was taken to a hospital a day after he arrived in Bali for the G20 summit.
Indonesian officials said Mr Lavrov, who is attending the talks on Vladimir Putin’s behalf, has left the hospital in “good health”.
It was earlier reported that the foreign minister was being treated for a heart condition, which Moscow claimed to a “fake news”.
The G20 summit will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, but many world leaders are arriving today, including Britain’s Rishi Sunak.
China’s president Xi Jinping arrived earlier today for an in-person meeting with Joe Biden, the first since the Democrat’s election as US president.
The world’s two most powerful leaders will discuss issues ranging from Beijing’s aggression towards Taiwan to Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Biden is expected to push for a commitment to maintaining “peace and stability” in Taiwan while China has repeatedly stated its goal of “reunifying” with the island, by force if necessary.
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said that Beijing hopes to bring US-China relations “back on track” with the meeting.
Key Points
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Russian foreign minister taken to hospital in Bali ahead of G20 summit
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Russia’s Lavrov has left hospital, says Bali governor
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Taiwan and Ukraine to dominate Xi-Biden talks
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China hopes to bring relations ‘back on track’ with US
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Vladimir Putin to skip G20 Bali summit
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Australian PM Anthony Albanese to meet China’s Xi
Lavrov has left hospital, says Bali governor
09:58 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has left the hospital and is in “good health”, the governor of Bali said on Monday.
It was earlier reported that Mr Lavrov, who arrived in Bali on Sunday and is attending the G20 summit on behalf of Vladimir Putin, was taken to a hospital and was being treated for a heart condition.
The Russian foreign ministry released a video of Mr Lavrov smiling at a desk and said that the reports were “baseless” and the “height of fakery”.
Breaking: Russia’s Sergei Lavrov rushed to hospital after arriving in Bali
09:23 , Adam Withnall
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has been taken to the hospital after suffering a health problem following his arrival for the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesian authorities said.
Indonesian government and medical officials said the Russian diplomat was being treated for a heart condition on the resort island.
More details to follow in this report:
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov hospitalised after arriving for G20 summit
Britain and EU urge allies to snub Russia – report
08:51 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
The EU and Britain are reportedly planning to snub Russia’s Sergei Lavrov at the G20 summit by staging walkouts and are encouraging their allies to follow suit.
The Telegraph quoted EU officials saying that they would do “everything possible” to isolate Russia at the Bali summit.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has decided to skip the gathering and is sending his foreign minister instead to avoid world leaders critical of his nine-month-long war in Ukraine.
“We try to work with partners in order to show very, very, very firmly what the international community thinks about all these crimes, atrocities, and illegal actions by Russia,” a spokesman from the EU’s foreign affairs told the British daily.
“That means also discouraging them from meeting Lavrov or from meeting anyone who is leading the Russian delegation or have people walk out when Russia stands to speak.”
The spokesman added: “The UK is not keen on coordinating with the EU on foreign policy in general but on this issue, we have the same objective and are mutually reinforcing our efforts.”
China hopes to bring relations ‘back on track’ with US
08:48 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Ahead of the anticipated meeting between Chinese president Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden, Beijing on Monday said it hopes to bring relations “back on track” between the two nations.
China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning was quoted by AFP as saying that Beijing hopes that the US will “work together with China appropriately keeping differences in check”.
“We hope US would … promote mutually beneficial cooperation, and avoid misunderstandings and misjudgments in order to push US-China relations back on track for healthy and stable development.”
Biden unveils investments in Indonesia
08:04 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Joe Biden today announced a number of investments in Indonesia spanning areas like climate and food security, including a $2.5bn agreement between ExxonMobil and state-owned energy company Pertamina on carbon capture.
ExxonMobil and Pertamina’s agreement will further assess development of a regional carbon capture and sequestration hub in Indonesia, the White House said in a statement.
The partnership “will enable key industry sectors to decarbonise” the statement said, citing the refining, chemicals, cement, and steel sectors.
It said this would lower carbon emissions, ensure economic opportunities for Indonesian workers and help Indonesia achieve its net-zero ambitions in 2060 or sooner.
Rishi Sunak calls Russia a ‘rogue state’ as he prepares for tense G20
07:48 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Rishi Sunak has called Russia a “rogue state” as he heads into a tense G20 meeting in Bali during which Vladimir Putin’s seat will “remain vacant”.
The prime minister will arrive in Bali today for the gathering of the leaders of the world’s biggest economies, in one of his first outings on the global stage since taking office last month.
Writing in The Telegraph, the prime minister said: “The man who is responsible for so much bloodshed in Ukraine and economic strife around the world will not be there to face his peers.”
He added: “We will not let our economic future be held hostage by the actions of a rogue state – and nor will our allies.”
Sunak to call for G20 action to end Russian ‘stranglehold’ on energy
Vladimir Putin to skip G20 summit in Bali
07:43 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Vladimir Putin will not attend a gathering of G20 leaders in Bali, Indonesia this week as he avoids facing western leaders critical of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Instead, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will lead the Russian delegation at the two-day summit of the world’s largest economies.
Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, the chief of support for G20 events, told reporters in Denpasar, Indonesia that Mr Putin confirmed his absence from the summit to Indonesian president Joko Widodo and confirmed that Mr Lavrov will be present on his behalf.
Xi Jinping arrives in Bali
07:42 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Chinese president Xi Jinping arrived on the Indonesian island of Bali to attend the G20 summit.
He will hold a closed-door meeting with US president Joe Biden later in the day.
Modi to meet Sunak at G20
07:21 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold bilateral meetings with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
Indonesia will formally hand over the bloc’s presidency to India, which New Delhi will assume in December.
“During the Bali Summit, I will have extensive discussions with other G20 Leaders on key issues of global concern, such as reviving global growth, food & energy security, environment, health, and digital transformation,” Mr Modi said in his departure statement.
“On the sidelines of the G20 Summit, I will meet with Leaders of several other participating countries, and review the progress in India’s bilateral relations with them.”
Biden aims to ‘reset’ US-China ties
06:48 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Joe Biden will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in person today for the first time since becoming president, and is looking to “reset” relations between the two nations.
“We have very little misunderstanding,” Mr Biden told reporters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where he participated in a gathering of southeast Asian nations before leaving for Indonesia.
“We just got to figure out where the red lines are and … what are the most important things to each of us going into the next two years.”
Mr Biden added: “His circumstance has changed, to state the obvious, at home.” The president said of his own situation: “I know I’m coming in stronger.”
Australian PM Anthony Albanese to meet China’s Xi
06:48 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese will hold a meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping on the sidelines of G20 summit in Bali on Tuesday.
“Australia will put forward our own position. I look forward to having a constructive discussion with President Xi tomorrow,” Mr Albanese said.
Leaders from the world’s largest economies are meeting at the G20 in Bali to find solutions to our shared challenges. Over the coming days, I’ll be holding meetings with leaders from Indonesia, China, France, India, the UK, and others. pic.twitter.com/uQQrmkFC1S
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) November 14, 2022
Australia last year signed a trilateral defence pact with the US and Britain called “Aukus” to deter China’s growing aggression, ranging from the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean.
Taiwan and Ukraine to dominate Xi-Biden talks
06:34 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will meet in Bali on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Monday, in a highly anticipated first face-to-face meeting since the Democrat entered the White House as president.
The talks come at a tense time for US-China relations, with ongoing acrimonies and differences of opinion over Ukraine and Taiwan in particular.
The US president is unwilling to make any “fundamental concessions” and will want to raise the issue of Taiwan to lay out America’s “red lines”, Mr Biden said.
Shweta Sharma reports.
Biden and Xi to meet on G20 sidelines with Taiwan and Ukraine set to dominate talks
06:05 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.
