Japan to attend G20 meet, is not in a position to comment on Russia participation – Finance Minister

2022.04.15 04:06

Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki prepares to ring a bell during the New Year ceremony marking the open of trading in 2022 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2022. REUTER

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is not in a position to comment on each country’s participation in the G20 finance ministers’ meeting next week, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday, when asked about Russia’s plans to join it online.

Japan “will take appropriate steps in close cooperation with G7 allies and the chair country Indonesia,” Suzuki told a press conference.

“At the moment, I intend to attend the meeting,” Suzuki added.

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