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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened the two-day G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Atlanta on Friday, October 30, warning that the world faces a series of interconnected economic and geopolitical crises that pose severe threats to the foundations of the global economic order.
Rubio told the opening session that the gathering was a moment of choosing, not just for the United States but for the world as a whole. India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was among the foreign ministers attending.
He listed the threats: new disruptions and strains to global energy and food supplies and food markets, to the global supply chain, to trade, and to freedom of navigation itself. He urged the G20 to work together to confront those threats, to strengthen economic resilience, and to safeguard markets and the economies they sustain.
Rubio added in a post on X that maritime and food security drive economic security, and that through its America First agenda the United States is encouraging partners to protect shipping routes, strengthen food security, and reduce the economic consequences of geopolitical crises.
The meeting, held October 30-31 under the United States' presidency of the G20, is meant to advance practical cooperation on shared economic and security challenges and to prepare for the G20 leaders' summit in Miami in December. The official agenda covers energy and supply-chain challenges, food security, and freedom of navigation.
The gathering also exposed deep divisions. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attended, while China's top diplomat Wang Yi stayed away and sent a deputy instead, and Canada's foreign minister missed the opening session. No joint declaration is expected, with Washington expected to publish a chair's summary instead.
The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and their impact on energy prices and shipping routes, hang over the talks, with diplomats warning the rifts could limit joint action.
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