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US scraps G20 group photo after objections to Russia’s Sergei Lavrov
The Atlanta meeting faces rifts over wars in Ukraine and the Middle East that experts say could block joint statements.
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Al Jazeera English reports that the US scrapped the traditional G20 group photo after several European officials objected to appearing with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. It says Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged officials in Atlanta to work together against threats to the economic order. Reuters, in a report published by Al-Monitor, says experts and diplomats expected divisions over the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East to hinder joint G20 actions or statements.
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