NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met bilaterally with senior officers from Saudi Arabia, Australia, South Africa and Singapore on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) finance conferences in Indonesia, the Treasury Division stated on Saturday.
Through the conferences, Yellen condemned Russia’s “unprovoked war against Ukraine, which has caused global spillovers in food, energy, and other commodities,” and inspired nations to again a worth cap on Russian oil in an effort to prohibit the circulate of income to its navy, Treasury stated.
She additionally underscored the significance of taking motion on the G20 to deal with the worldwide meals safety disaster, it added.
Yellen met with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Treasurer of Australia Jim Chalmers, South Africa’s Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana, and Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Treasury stated.
She additionally met for dinner with Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, a Treasury official stated.
(Reporting by Andrea ShalalEditing by Jane Merriman and Mark Potter)
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