Indonesia to focus on G20 agendas despite Russia-Ukraine conflict

Jakarta, March 11 (ANTARA) - Indonesia will continue to concentrate on its three main agendas for the G20 although the international community’s focus has lately shifted to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, an official from the Foreign Affairs Ministry has said. "Once again, in the Presidency, we focus to push joint commitment for the three main agendas, including global health architecture, digital transformation, and energy transition," special staff for priority programs strengthening at the ministry, Dian Triansyah Djani, said during a virtual press conference on Thursday. According to Triansyah, every delegation has right to voice their concerns over any issue at the forum. However, he affirmed that Indonesia will still adhere to the principles and mandate of the establishment of G20 of responding to the global economic crisis, which is currently caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Do not lose sight of our initial goal," he said. In accordance with the theme of the G20 Presidency of ‘Recover Together, Recover Stronger,’ Triansyah said Indonesia will continue to be committed to encouraging forum members to establish concrete solutions to the crisis, which can benefit the global community. "We have a lot of homework to do to solve the economic crisis. Hence, we will always focus on the interests of the global community, especially regarding the handling of the pandemic," he remarked. Thus, all parties are required to strongly collaborate in achieving their common goals although there are various challenges, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Triansyah said. Previously, a number of economic sanctions have been imposed on Russia by several G20 members including the USA, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Canada, and the Republic of Korea. Earlier at the opening of the first 2022 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting on February 17, 2022, President Joko Widodo had urged all nations to end international tensions and focus on collaboration to recover the global economy quickly.