The Argentine Republic did not join the final document circulated during the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg.
Argentina’s decision is based on the breach of the consensus-based rules that govern the functioning of the G20, as well as on substantive differences regarding the geopolitical considerations contained in the text.
For Argentina, preserving the rule of consensus as the foundation of the legitimacy of decisions adopted within the G20 framework is essential.
In this regard, and after several days of constructive negotiations, our country regrets that a declaration was deemed adopted without the consensus of all members of the forum, including Argentina, among others.
This decision disregards a core principle of the G20, an organization whose primary mandate is the global coordination of actions and policies aimed at financial stability and economic growth, always on the basis of consensus.
Likewise, with regard to the conflict in the Middle East, Argentina has distanced itself from the partial approach reflected in the document, which omits the regional context and the underlying structural causes of the conflict, elements that are indispensable for advancing a genuine, sustainable and balanced peace process.
