Jokowi At The OKI Summit: The World As If Not Empowered To Witness Palestine's Suffering

(Screenshot of YouTube Presidential Secretariat)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo expressed his concern over the attitude of countries in the world in dealing with Israeli attacks on Palestinians at the Extraordinary Summit of Islamic Cooperation Organizations (OKI) held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

This was conveyed by Jokowi in a live broadcast in Washington, DC, which previously departed from Riyadh after the OKI Summit. Jokowi delivered his statement in Washington on Saturday, November 12 at 21.30 local time.

"During the summit, I honestly conveyed that the world seemed powerless to witness the suffering of the Palestinian people. So, I invite OIC member countries to unite and be at the forefront of fighting for justice for the Palestinian people," Jokowi said in a YouTube broadcast by the Presidential Secretariat, Monday, November 13

According to Jokowi, a ceasefire between Palestine and Israel must be realized immediately, humanitarian aid must be accelerated and reproduced, and peaceful negotiations must begin immediately.

Jokowi also emphasized that public facilities and humanitarian activities should not be targeted and Israel must be held accountable for the atrocities that have been committed.

This message, Jokowi continued, would be conveyed directly to United States President Joe Biden during his visit to the US today.

"Alhamdulillah, the OKI summit resulted in a resolution containing a very strong message to the world, and a very strong message to the world and this message I will convey to President Biden tomorrow. Where, this is the voice of 57 countries or about a third of the country's votes in the world," he stressed.

In his meeting with Biden later, Jokowi will also convey a special message from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Joe Biden.

President Joko Widodo arrived in Washington DC, United States, Sunday local time or Monday 13 November Indonesian time, to meet with the President of the United States (US) Joe Biden.

After approximately 15 hours of flight from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Garuda Indonesia (GA-1) plane brought Jokowi to land at Andrews Military Base, Washington DC. on Monday morning Indonesian time, as quoted from a statement from the Press Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat received in Jakarta, Monday, November 13.

Under the plane's stairs, Jokowi was greeted by Acting Head of United States Protocol Ethan Rosenzweigh, US Ambassador to Indonesia Sung Kim, Indonesian Ambassador to the US Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, and Defense Attache of the Indonesian Embassy in Washington DC. Marsma TNI Tjahya Elang Migdiawan.

Furthermore, Jokowi and his entourage then headed to the hotel where they were staying and were scheduled to start their work agenda on Monday local time.

In Washington DC, Jokowi is scheduled to meet US President Joe Biden at the White House. Jokowi said the meeting was a good opportunity to voice Indonesia's firm position regarding the situation in Gaza.