Bali Preening Prepares To Be G20 Location

DENPASAR - Governor of Bali, I Wayan Koster, explained that Bali is preparing to dress up in terms of infrastructure as the main location for the G20 international event to be able to portray Indonesia's positive image to the world community.

Not only from preparing the mobilization route, but Bali also prepares the location for planting Mangroves which will later be sown by 12 million Mangrove seedlings by the state delegates involved in the G20 Summit.

"We have prepared everything starting from access from the airport to Nusa Dua as the main venue, including access to lodging. Not to be left behind, there will be a mangrove seeding event, along the route to the location it will be well organized", said I Wayan Koster in a written statement, Monday, December 13.

Koster explained the vision of President Joko Widodo who wanted to provide new experiences for the G20 participants, so the Bali Provincial Government also prepared preparations that also raised local wisdom.

With local wisdom, Koster believes there will be new experiences gained by delegates from other countries and will make Indonesia have a positive and deep impression as the first developing country to hold the G20.

The touch of local wisdom will not only be reflected in the preparation of the path to the mangrove forest but also touches the houses to the stalls owned by local traders.

“I went down directly, I asked architecture from (University) Udayana also to make the design. The design was prepared in late December. January, we have started the work”, said Koster.

Koster conveyed that with careful preparation for the G20 Summit, as well as discussion of themes that are in line with the policies in Bali, Indonesia's image as the host can look positive.

The main themes discussed at the G20 are global health architecture, energy transition, and economic and digital transformation.

"So the main issues of the G20, such as the health architecture to the energy transition, are in line with the policies in Bali. Now, this is also a showcase for Indonesia in the context of the G20 (Presidency)", he said.