President Jokowi Is Warmly Welcomed At The G7 Summit, KSP: Generate Optimism For The Success Of The Mission To Ukraine And Russia

President Jokowi flanked by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US President Joe Biden during a photo session with all participants at the G7 Summit in Germany. (Twitter/@Bundeskanzler)

JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received a warm welcome from Group 7 (G7) state and government leaders while attending the group's summit in Schloss Elmau, Germany, Monday.

Regarding this matter, the Main Expert Staff of the Presidential Staff Office, Siti Ruhaini Dzuhayatin, said that the picture is a sincere gesture of acceptance and has the power of 'trust' from the leaders of the G7 countries, especially from the President of the United States Joe Biden.

"Of course, the friendly and warm meeting raises optimism for the success of President Jokowi's mission to Ukraine and Russia", said Ruhaini, at the Bina Graha Building, Jakarta, Tuesday, June 28.

Ruhaini emphasized that the main mission of President Jokowi's visit to Ukraine and Russia was to encourage the cessation of war and the willingness of the two countries to sit together in peace negotiations, to reduce the humanitarian impact, especially the loss of life and complicated refugee problems.

In addition, she continued, to prevent the world from food and energy crises caused by the war with global impacts. Moreover, currently, the world has not fully recovered from the pandemic crisis.

President Jokowi seemed to have a warm conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Germany. (Twitter/@jokowi)

According to Ruhaini, the presence and warm welcome of world leaders toward President Jokowi at the G7 summit will strengthen the mission and pave the way for Russia-Ukraine negotiations to achieve peace.

In addition, she continued, it was also the right momentum for Indonesia as the holder of the G20 Presidency. So that the G20 Summit in November will truly be an effort to recover together and be stronger, from the pandemic crisis and the global crisis that followed.

"The President appointed the Indonesian Presidency at the G20 to optimize the modalities and role of Indonesia in world peace", she explained.

For this reason, continued Ruhaini, from the beginning President Jokowi, showed a strong commitment to ending the war as mandated by the constitution, namely participating in maintaining world peace and maintaining the legacy as the initiator of the Non-Aligned Movement which advocated independence, opposed apartheid and did not take sides with any military pact.

"In addition, the modalities of a free and active foreign policy allow Indonesia to be friendly with any country in maintaining world order, including Russia and Ukraine", said Ruhaini.

"The Professor of Human Rights and Gender at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta also assessed that President Putin's acceptance of President Jokowi's visit shows that Indonesia plays the role of a 'true friend' who does not hesitate to reprimand friends for a greater good.

"Although Indonesia has also stated that Russia's military attack on Ukraine is unacceptable, President Putin still welcomes President Jokowi's visit", added Ruhaini.

"We all hope that the President's mission can ease the war and the two countries can continue efforts for a more permanent peace", she concluded.