BOGOR, ANTARA – G20 foreign ministers meeting in Bali are expected to follow up on the positive results of President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi) recent visits to Ukraine and Russia, a veteran Indonesian diplomat has said.

“The positive outcome of Pak Jokowi’s visit should be followed up by all G20 members at the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting in Bali on July 8-10, 2022,” said Sugeng Rahardjo, former Indonesian Ambassador. in South Africa, contacted by ANTARA from Bogor. , Saturday.

The G20 is a cooperative forum made up of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and United States of America Europe.

For the first time, Indonesia holds the presidency of this international forum which focuses on policy coordination in the fields of economy and development from December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022.

According to this seasoned diplomat, there are at least four positive points of President Jokowi’s visit to Ukraine and Russia after his participation in the G7 summit in Germany.

“First, it is encouraged to have room for dialogue and find common ground to reach a peace agreement. Second, Ukraine and Russia have agreed to open a route for grain exports from the EU. ‘Ukraine and grain and fertilizers from Russia,’ Mr Sugeng said.

The third point concerns the agreement of the member countries of the Group of 7 (G7) not to impose economic sanctions on Russian cereals and fertilizers, he said.

“Fourthly, the G7 and Russia have agreed that wheat, grains and fertilizers will be reintegrated into the supply chain of global markets,” said the former inspector general of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (now Ministry of Foreign Affairs). of Foreign Affairs) and recipient of the Satya Lencana Karya Satya.

While attending the G7 summit in Elmau, Germany on June 27, 2022, President Jokowi highlighted Indonesia’s commitment and efforts on climate change and energy transition, but Indonesia needs major investments accompanied by technology transfer.

After attending the summit attended by the leaders of Germany, the United States, Japan, Great Britain, Canada, France and Italy, as well as India, President Jokowi continued his tour of peace missions in Ukraine and Russia.

The President of the Republic of Indonesia was received by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Maryinsky Palace in Kyiv on June 29 and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow on June 30.

Constitutional mandate

As stated by the Cabinet Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia, President Jokowi’s visits to Ukraine and Russia “are a manifestation of Indonesia’s constitutional mandate to contribute to the creation of world peace”.

“The issue of peace and humanity has always been a priority for Indonesia’s foreign policy. The Indonesian constitution stipulates that Indonesia always tries to contribute to the creation of world peace. In this context, I I paid visits to Kyiv and Moscow,” President Jokowi said in a joint press statement with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin Palace, Moscow, Russia.

During the meeting, President Jokowi and Putin also discussed the issue of food and fertilizer supply chain disruption that could affect hundreds of millions of people around the world, especially in developing countries. development.

“I really appreciate President Putin, who said earlier that he will guarantee the security of food and fertilizer supplies to Ukraine and Russia. This is good news,” the president said. Jokowi.

The Head of State also underlined his support for United Nations (UN) efforts to reintegrate Russian and Ukrainian foodstuffs into global supply chains.

“For the sake of humanity, I also support the efforts of the United Nations for the reintegration of Russian food and fertilizer products and Ukrainian food products to reintegrate into the global supply chain. In particular for the export route of Ukrainian food products, especially by sea. , President Putin again gave his guarantee,” he said.

President Jokowi also stressed that Indonesia has no interest except that the war can be over soon and the food, fertilizer and energy supply chains can be repaired immediately.

“I invite all world leaders to work together to revive the spirit of multilateralism, the spirit of peace and the spirit of cooperation. Only this spirit can be achieved,” he said.

Reporter: Rahmad Nasution
Publisher: Atman Ahdiat

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