‘No consensus’ on 2-state solution to Palestine at virtual G20 meet. Xi & Biden skip, Trudeau attends

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New Delhi: There was no consensus among world leaders on a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict during the virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit held by India Wednesday. The meet was skipped by Chinese and American Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden, respectively, while Russian President Vladimir Putin and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were both present. Chinese premier Li Qiang attended in place of Xi and US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen, in place of Biden. Briefing the media after the event, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar denied that any proposal on the situation in Gaza came to the fore at...