Delegates walked out of IMF steering committee meeting when Russian official spoke: Reuters
Nearly 50% of delegates left the room as Russia’s finance minister spoke, underscoring deep divisions over the war in Ukraine, officials said.
- On Saturday, international delegates walked out of an International Monetary Fund steering committee meeting in Bangkok when Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov began speaking, three sources confirmed.
- Deep divisions have roiled the International Monetary and Financial Committee since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, preventing consensus statements and intensifying tensions between the United States and Ukraine this week.
- Led by National Bank of Ukraine Chairman Andriy Pyshnyy, representatives from the European Union, Scandinavian nations, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany staged the walkout, describing it as "a rather emotional and powerful moment."
- Earlier this week, European delegations demanded seating changes at a formal reception to avoid proximity to Russian officials, prompting Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Overchuk to decline attendance.
- United States Treasury Undersecretary Erin Browne argued that maintaining open dialogue is critical for conflict resolution, despite European nations' continued refusal to normalize relations with Russia.
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European countries walked out during talks between the 191 member states of the International Monetary Fund when the Russian minister was speaking. There was also disagreement regarding the naming of AI and climate change as an economic factor.
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The head of the NBA and dozens of delegates left the IMF meeting during the Russian Minister ' s address
The delegations of Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Sweden, Norway, Lithuania and Latvia left the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting room in Bangkok when Russian Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov began his statement in Russian.
Minister of Finance Mohamed Sayir Bernia participated in the fifty-fourth meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, "IMFC," which was held on Saturday in the Thai capital, Bangkok.
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