France urges Russia not to attend G20 meetings


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  • Wednesday, 20 Apr 2022

FILE PHOTO French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire gives a joint press statement with German Finance Minister Christian Lindner not pictured at the Finance Ministry in Berlin Germany March 31 2022. Tobias SchwarzPool via REUTERS

FILE PHOTO: French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire gives a joint press statement with German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (not pictured) at the Finance Ministry in Berlin, Germany March 31, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS

PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire urged Russia not to attend meetings of the Group of 20 economic powers in a meeting on Tuesday with his G20 counterparts.

"We demand that Russia ceases right now its military action and we ask Russia to refrain from attending G20 meetings. War is not compatible with international cooperation," Le Maire said during the meeting by an online connection.

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