G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in the USA started with a photo crisis

The G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Atlanta, Georgia, started with a "photo crisis" among diplomats.

At this year's G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting, ministers skipped the traditional family photo and went straight to the hall where the opening speeches would be given.

American Associated Press (AP) news agency, in its news based on US officials, reported that the USA canceled the traditional family photo shoot after some European diplomats did not want to be seen in the same frame with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, in his statement to the German media on the subject, said, "There will be no family photo showing our European partners with Lavrov, because what I said yesterday still applies: There is no normal relationship with Russia." he said.

IT STARTED WITH RUBIO'S WELCOME SPEECH

Speaking at the opening session, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanked the ministers who attended the meeting and stated that the G20 countries had a lot to talk about.

While the foreign ministers of European countries, as well as Russia and China, will attend the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Atlanta, the Russia-Ukraine war and the Iran crisis are expected to come to the fore at the meeting.

US G20 PRESIDENTIALITY

The USA took over the G20 term presidency from South Africa on December 1, 2025. The G20 Leaders Summit, hosted by the USA, will be held in Miami on 14-15 December 2026. The USA will hand over the G20 term presidency to the UK on December 15.

G20, where major developed countries and emerging economies are represented, was established with the aim of providing a more stable structure to the international financial system.

Bringing together 19 countries, as well as the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AfB) on the same platform, the G20 represents approximately 85 percent of the global economy, 75 percent of trade and two-thirds of the world's population.