Japan finance minister to attend G-20 meet, avoids comment on Russia

TOKYO - Japan will attend a G-20 finance ministers' meeting next week, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday , as Western nations"The Japanese government is not in the position to respond to each country's participation," Mr Suzuki told a press conference when asked about Russia's plans to join the forum online, which current G-20 president Indonesia announced on Thursday.

The upcoming G-20 meeting"is a very important conference to discuss various issues of the global economy, includingdue to Russia's invasion of Ukraine... where participation of each country's finance minister and central bank governor is basically expected", Mr Suzuki said. Meanwhile, Japan"will take appropriate steps in close cooperation with G-7 allies and the host country Indonesia" based on a March G-7 leaders' statement that said international platforms should not continue relations with Russia in a business as usual manner, Mr Suzuki said.

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