President Jokowi Arrives At The G20 Summit Location Welcomed By PM Narendra Modi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was greeted by Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, upon arrival at Bharat Mandadam, IECC (ANTARA/HO-Biro Press of the Presidential Secretariat/Laily Rachev)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was greeted by Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, upon arrival at Bharat Mandapam, IECC, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India, which was the location of India's G20 Summit.

Arriving at around 10.10 local time (WS) or 11.40 WIB, Saturday, September 9, President Jokowi wearing a dark blue suit was greeted by PM Modi and then the two leaders took a group photo shaking hands, based on a statement from the Press Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat quoted by ANTARA.

Jokowi and Modi took pictures shaking hands with a wheel background that became an icon of Kornark Sun Temple, which is part of the UNESCO world heritage site.

After that, President Jokowi walked towards the "Leaders Lounge" where the leaders of the G20 countries and the heads of other international organizations had arrived in advance.

Then, President Jokowi together with the leaders of the G20 countries continued their activities towards the meeting room to hold the meeting of the first session of the G20 India Summit which raised the topic with the theme One Earth.

On the previous occasion, President Jokowi stated that Indonesia at the G20 Summit in India, wanted to voice the importance of commitment to maintaining world stability and peace.

"Tomorrow afternoon I will go to the G20 Summit in India, and what commitment we will bring there. I think stability and peace are the keys to prosperity," said President Jokowi when giving a press statement on the closing of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Thursday (7/9).

Jokowi emphasized that the world needs a safe place (safe house) so that stability and peace are the keys to prosperity. In addition, collaboration and cooperation must be prioritized.

Indonesia is also committed to voicing the interests of developing countries related to inclusiveness and the rights to prosper its people.

The people's welfare rights referred to by Jokowi are also among those being pursued by the government, namely downstream industry.

The G20 Forum is a forum consisting of 19 countries and one European Union region with a representation of 85 percent of the world's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 75 percent of global trade, and two-thirds of the world's population. India became the G20 Presidency this year after receiving an chairmanship relay from Indonesia in 2022.