G20 helped bridge deep divides, says Jaishankar

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that the G20 Summit bridged "strong positions and deep divides", and the outcomes were far better than what most people expected.

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"About three weeks ago, I was in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. I must share with you that the G20 was very much the subject of conversation. A lot of people were still a little surprised that the G20 could bridge what were strong positions and deep divides," he said at a G20 tree plantation ceremony at Nehru Park. The G20 member states adopted a consensus leaders' declaration in Delhi last month after prolonged negotiations on the outcome document that had been held up over a reference to the Ukraine crisis.