Indonesia, as chairman of the Group of Twenty (G20), does not intend to include the crisis in Ukraine in the current agenda, instead focusing on the topics identified as priorities at the end of last year. The Star newspaper wrote this on Monday, quoting Foreign Ministry adviser and Jakarta G20 coordinator Dian Triansia.
"Our presidency is aimed at fulfilling the commitments outlined in the G20 leaders' declaration [in Rome] as well as our own priorities," the diplomat pointed out, stressing that "there are no plans to include new issues." "Of course," he continued, "each country has the right to express concerns about various issues, including the situation in Ukraine, but Indonesia will insist that the G20 is a multilateral mechanism for economic cooperation".
Earlier, Indonesia announced that during its presidency it intends to focus on economic recovery after the pandemic, global health reform, the energy transition and digital transformation. President Joko Widodo plans to hold the final summit on October 30-31 in Bali in a face-to-face format.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for help from the leaders of the Donbass republics. He stressed that Moscow's plans did not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories.
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Based on materials from TASS