"At the invitation of the Indian government, Premier Li Qiang will attend the 18th G20 leaders' summit in New Delhi on September 9-10," Mao told reporters.
India took over the G20 presidency on December 1, 2022. New Delhi will host over 200 group meetings during its presidency. The culmination will be the final summit of G20 leaders, to be held in the capital of India on September 9-10, after which the presidency will be transferred to Brazil.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will represent Russia at the G20 summit in India and will address two plenary sessions on September 9 and 10. The top diplomat is expected to hold several bilateral meetings on the summit's sidelines.
On Friday, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia would not agree to accept the upcoming G20 summit’s declaration if it ignores Moscow’s stance on global crises.