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Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) met with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky of Istana Maryinsky, Kiev, Ukraine. Jokowi said his visit was a form of Indonesia’s concern for Ukraine.
“I conveyed to President Zelensky that I made this visit as a manifestation of Indonesia’s concern for the situation in Ukraine,” said President Jokowi when delivering a press statement with President Zelensky after the meeting, as in a statement from the Press, Media and Information Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat, Wednesday (29/29/2011). 6/2022).
Jokowi also emphasized Indonesia’s position regarding the importance of respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity. Although it is still very difficult to achieve, Jokowi still conveys the importance of a peaceful settlement. Not only that, Jokowi also offered to deliver a message to the Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“In this regard, I offer to carry a message from President Zelensky to President Putin who I will visit soon,” he added.
Foreign media are busy reporting about Jokowi’s offer to convey the message from Zelensky to Putin. One of them, the British news agency, Reuters, who reported it through an article entitled: “Indonesian president offers to take message from Ukraine’s leader to Putin”.
“Indonesian President Joko Widodo offered on Wednesday to deliver a message from Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky to the Russian leader Vladimir Putin to try to raise hopes of peace,” Reuters began.
“Jokowi is chairman of the Group of 20 countries and one of six leaders designated by the United Nations as the “champion” of the Global Crisis Response Group, which was created to tackle the threat of hunger and destitution posed by the war in Ukraine,” Reuters wrote.
Singaporean media Channel News Asia also reported it under the same title: “Indonesian president offers to take message from Ukraine’s leader to Putin”.
Another Singaporean media, The Straits Times, also wrote an article “Jokowi offers to deliver a message from Ukraine’s Zelensky to Putin”. Another foreign media, Nikkei Asia also reported it under the title “Indonesia’s Jokowi offers to broker peace in meeting with Zelenskyy”.
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