The world's geopolitical conflicts threaten energy, food and economic security, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said onThursday, addressing a meeting of G20 parliamentary speakers in Jakarta.
"The world today is facing very difficult challenges. Unfortunately, the pandemic is not over yet. Geopolitical conflicts threaten energy, food and economic security in many different countries," he said. "At the same time, we are all suffering from the effects of climate change, which will disrupt food supply chains," Widodo added, noting that this could lead to hunger in different regions of the world.
"In the face of these global problems, we have an obligation to unite. We need to tame our egos and work to eliminate the inequalities that exist between us to contribute to an improved economic situation and a more effective solution to the current economic crisis," he added, noting that the G20 parliamentary leaders represent peoples and should become "a kind of bridge to peace, to dialogue, to the negotiation process."
"We need to get together, sit down to talk and build a dialogue, and within the framework of this dialogue find ways out of these problems. Conflict and division only make us weaker, we will all lose from this, no one wins. Frankly, I think everyone will fail [in the absence of a common approach]," Widodo added.
Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko is participating in the eighth meeting of parliamentary speakers. The event is taking place in the run-up to the G20 summit scheduled for November. Priority topics of the event include acceleration of sustainable development, green economy, food and energy security, economic challenges, effective parliament, viable democracy, social inclusion, gender equality and women's empowerment.
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Based on materials from TASS