New Delhi G20 declaration major step forward in President Biden's efforts for peace in Ukraine conflict: Senior US official
New Delhi G20 declaration is a «major step forward in this effort», a senior US official said on Sunday.
Principal Deputy National Security Advisor of the White House Jon Finer told the media on board Air Force One that the joint statement issued yesterday builds on the Bali G20 declaration and UN resolutions to send «an unprecedented unified statement on the imperative that Russia refrains from using force for territorial acquisition» and abide by UN charter.
«The G20 Countries have signed up to the Bali language (declaration) last year and the vast majority of G20 countries have supported multiple UN resolutions that call out Russia's illegal aggression.
The joint statement issued yesterday (in Delhi) builds on that to send an unprecedented unified statement on the imperative that Russia refrains from using force for territorial acquisition and abide by its obligations in the UN charter,» Finer said.
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He said this is a strategy that the Biden administration has been adopting for some time now «to focus on countries in the world that are seeking an end to the conflict and make sure that they are pushing for peace on the basis of the four core principles of the UN Charter».
Finer said major economies are united in calling on Russia to uphold international law.
«US President Joe Biden is engaging the countries around the world for that and this statement is a major step forward in this effort highlighting the major economies of the world, including Brazil, India and South Africa are united in calling on Russia to uphold and respect the international law,» Finer said, answering queries from media persons.
Biden left for Vietnam from Delhi in the morning after attending the G20
