Jalan Panjang Declaration G20, Jokowi Calls This A Source Of Problem

President Joko Widodo (right) handed over the G20 leadership hammer to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi (left) at the close of the G20 Indonesia 2022 Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Wednesday (16/11/2022). (Photo: Doc. Antara)

BALI President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said that the G20 Declaration agreement process was quite long because there were differences in views between members, especially towards important points concerning the interests of their respective countries.

"The declaration consists of 52 paragraphs, and a highly debated paragraph is the confinement of the war in Ukraine," he said during a press conference in Nusa Dua, Bali on Wednesday, November 16.

However, the leaders finally continued to unify opinions based on the desire to end the war as soon as possible.

Until midnight we spoke about this match and finally the Bali Declaration was reached through consensus. We agree that war has a negative impact on the global economy," said the President.

On the same occasion, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Menlu) Retno Marsudi stated that one difficult paragraph does not mean that another paragraph can be agreed easily.

Another is also not easy because there is a long negotiation process. We should be grateful that all members of the G20 state support Indonesia so that it can give birth to the declaration and it is agreed," he said.

Foreign Minister Retno added that Indonesia's success in building dialogue cannot be separated from the consistent attitude it has to date.

"Earlier, the president said that at the beginning, everyone was pessimistic, no one believed that a declaration could be produced. Indonesia will still be able to achieve it. So once again this is an extraordinary effort," he said.

"We have used all diplomatic assets for a long time. This is useful for bridging the existing differences," concluded Foreign Minister Retno.