YOGYAKARTA - President Jokowi will invite Joe Biden to attend the 43rd ASEAN Summit (KTT) which will be held in Jakarta this year. The invitation to the head of state of the United States is currently still in process. So when will the ASEAN 2023 Summit be held in Indonesia?
"Everything has been planned, it has been prepared, and we hope that by the time the ASEAN Summit, everything will be 100 percent ready by September," said Jokowi at the ASEAN Secretariat.
Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, also mentioned Joe Biden's presence at the ASEAN Summit. When meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Washington DC, Luhut and Foreign Ministers, they agreed on the importance of Joe Biden's participation in the meeting of leaders of countries in Southeast Asia.
The 43rd ASEAN Summit which will be held in 2023 in Jakarta is on September 5-7. The holding of a grand conference for heads of state in Southeast Asia was prepared early by a national committee consisting of related Ministries/Institutions.
President Jokowi revealed that this year's ASEAN Summit also discussed the Myanmar issue. Jokowi assessed that the conflict in the country needs to be discussed and resolved because it involves complex humanitarian issues.
"The conflict is not a matter of 1 with 2, but with 3, with 4, with 5 so it takes time, and it can happen if all stakeholders in Myanmar want to, have the same will to solve this problem. If not, it is very difficult," said Jokowi.
Jokowi also campaigned that ASEAN countries were able to unite to face the challenges of global dynamics after COVID-19. He said that ASEAN has diversity that can complement and strengthen each other in a unified manner.
"ASEAN is an example of the diversity of harmony, complementing and strengthening each other, there are differences, but it is not an obstacle for us to realize ASEAN's determination and ideals," said Jokowi.
President Jokowi also mentioned that ASEAN has strong assets to become the epicenter of growth. Jokowi gave an example of economic growth, demographic bonuses, and ASEAN confidence being a momentum for revival that must be maintained and utilized even better.
Indonesia as Chair of ASEAN 2023 carries out a number of important tasks. The following are the tasks of the ASEAN Chairperson contained in Article 32 of the ASEAN Charter.
That is the information on when the ASEAN 2023 Summit will be held in Indonesia. This year, the conference of high-ranking officials in Southeast Asia is held in the country twice, namely in May and September.
Stay up to date with the latest domestic and other overseas news on VOI. You present the latest and most updated nationally and internationally.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
