G20 chair India says bloc members reach consensus on many issues

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar delivers his opening remarks at the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi on March 2, 2023. OLIVIER DOULIERY/Pool via REUTERS

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 (G20) nations arrived at a consensus on many issues after a meeting in New Delhi and focused on what "unites" them, G20 chair India said on Thursday, even though the Russia-Ukraine war overshadowed the discussions.

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said G20 member states could not "reconcile positions" on Ukraine and "there were divergences" on issues related to the conflict.