Meeting Canadian And Italian Foreign Ministers, Foreign Minister Retno Discusses About Vaccines To Regional Issues

Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

JAKARTA - Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi is currently on a working visit to Italy, to attend the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the G20 Countries which is planned to be held this week.

Arriving in Italy, Foreign Minister Retno immediately held a bilateral meeting with the Italian Foreign Minister and the Canadian Foreign Minister separately on Sunday 27 June.

With Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, we talked a lot about the G20 presidency. This year Italy holds the G20 presidency, and next year it will be Indonesia's turn to be the G20 president.

"We agreed to be committed to supporting each other's presidencies. And we also agreed to discuss trade cooperation, investment, COVID-19 vaccines, and a number of regional and international issues", Foreign Minister Retno explained in a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Monday, June 28.

Meanwhile, with Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau, Foreign Minister Retno said Canada expressed support for the Indonesian Presidency at the G20 2022. Bilaterally, the two also welcomed the start of the Indonesia-Canada CEPA negotiations.

"I also emphasize the importance of strengthening global COVID-19 vaccine cooperation, which is the concern of Indonesia and Canada. In addition, we will also discuss several regional issues of mutual concern", said Foreign Minister Retno.

After meeting with the two foreign ministers of friendly countries, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi held a virtual coordination meeting with National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Minister Suharso Monoarfa who will attend the 'Joint Ministerial Meeting between Foreign Ministers and Development Ministers on Food Security' which will take place on June 29 in Matera, Italy.

For information, the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the G20 Countries is planned to be held in Matera City, Italy on June 29. A number of agendas to be discussed include global health, climate change, and trade.