Indonesia Encourages The Establishment Of New Working Groups In India's G20 Presidency

Photo: Doc. Antara

Deputy for Coordination of International Economic Cooperation at the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy Edi Prio Pambudi as Co-Sherpa G20 Indonesia said Indonesia was encouraging the formation of a new working group in India's G20 Presidency.

As for the formation he meant, such as the Working Group (Working Group) for Disaster Risk Resilience and Reduction, Culture and Startup Working Group 20, and the Working Group for the Digital Economy.

In a statement from the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy in Jakarta, Sunday, December 11, quoted by Antara, Edi Prio said Indonesia would support the success of India's G20 Presidency, especially on the issue of digital transformation which is the key to accelerating recovery and the future of the global economy.

He appreciated the continuity between Indonesia's G20 Presidency and India's G20 Presidency, and underlined that the weight of the concrete deliverable is an example of G20 members for the world.

India's first Sherpa meeting of the G20 Presidency has been held on December 4-7, 2022 in the city of Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India.

This meeting consisted of five sessions, namely technological transformation, green development and LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), development led by women, accelerating the implementation of SDGs, facilitating inclusive growth, and multilateral reforms.

Summarizing the results of the three-day discussion, Sherpa highlighted India's role in voting more towards the southern global, and taking advantage of its G20 chairmanship to establish mutually beneficial collaborations between developing and developing countries.

The discussion also discussed the importance of multilateral reform, the achievement of SDGs, food issues, fuel and fertilizers, and highlighted the fields of focus on discussion, and emphasized the need to strengthen collective actions of G20 member countries.

The meeting was attended by G20 members of Sherpa, nine invited countries, and 14 international organizations, including from Indonesia.

India's G20 Presidency has the theme "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - One Earth. One Family. One Future."