Meloni at the G20: “Impact of the devastating war on the economy, courageous choices are needed”

“When Indonesia assumed the G20 Presidency it was impossible to predict that Russia would invade Ukraine and the devastating impact this would have on the world order and on our economies.” Thus the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in her speech at the summit.

Meloni, in an almost all-male summit, is the only woman to hold the office of head of government. The other women present are the president of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the director general of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva and of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

“To succeed in its mission, the G20 must have the courage to confront the most difficult challenges on the agenda, starting with the consequences of the Ukrainian conflict in the economic, energy and food spheres which are affecting everyone and are undoubtedly affecting predominantly the Developing countries”. “President Widodo – he added addressing the Indonesian president -, last year in Rome no one would have thought that this would come, with the war, the food crisis and the energy emergency. But we have not allowed anyone to intimidate us “.

“We reacted and continued to work together. Not only on energy and food, but also on many other challenges: environmental protection, the fight against climate change, more efficient infrastructure, quality education, health care for all Future generations deserve a better world and we all have a duty to work in this direction”.

“Italy, together with the EU – he concluded -, is intervening to deal with the disproportionate and disproportionate growth in energy prices, to increase national production and accelerate the diversification of supply sources.