The Russian ambassador pointed out that there was no reason to invite Poland to the G20.
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- The Russian ambassador pointed out that there was no reason to invite Poland to the G20.
Poland's attempts to obtain permanent membership in the G20 are not supported by convincing arguments, there is no reason for an invitation. This was announced on June 12 by the Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large for the G20 and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Marat Berdyev.
"Naturally, she wants to become a member of the G20. He claims that he expresses the opinion of his eastern colleagues in the European Union and a certain region of the Three Seas," Berdyev said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
According to him, this argument is untenable, since Europe is already represented in the G20 by more than a sufficient number of states, besides, the European Union (EU) itself is present there as an organization. In addition, Poland is appealing for entry into the "twenty" largest economies in the world.
"It depends on which calculations to follow. According to some calculations, this is true, but not according to others. In any case, Warsaw is located somewhere at the foot of the pyramid," the Russian diplomat explained.
In addition, Berdyev pointed out that the Russian economy has grown by 10% in three years, while the EU economy has grown by only 3%, which indicates the economic exhaustion of Europeans.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in December last year, commenting on Poland's desire to join the G20, said that there are certain parameters for those countries that participate in the Group of Twenty. He acknowledged that Poland is a large economy and a big country for Eastern Europe, but recalled that the G20 is primarily an economic association where priority is given to discussing economic issues.
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