Ministers from the Group of 20 countries have pledged to protect human rights and privacy while building digital economies.

The G20 digital economy ministers' meeting was held on Saturday in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru.

They discussed how to secure safety and economic growth as they move forward with digitalization.

They affirmed the importance of security as governments and the private sector build infrastructure along with applicable legal frameworks and communication networks.

The ministers affirmed the importance of prioritizing secure and inclusive approaches that respect human rights and protect personal data as they develop communication networks and legal frameworks.

They discussed how the situation in Ukraine is impacting the global economy and most of the countries strongly condemned the war in Ukraine. But as Russia rejected the inclusion of such a passage in a ministerial declaration, none was adopted.

After the meeting, Japan's Digital Transformation Minister Kono Taro stated that it is favorable that G20 countries reaffirmed the importance of trusted, open and cross-border flow of data that Japan has called for.