Jakarta –
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Jokowi and Zelensky discussed the food supply.
This was communicated by Zelensky via his Twitter account, as it turns out detik.com, Thursday (3/11/2022). In addition, the two also discussed preparations for the G20 summit.
“I had a phone call with the President of Indonesia @jokowi. We discussed the importance of continuing the Grain Initiative. He is ready to continue being the guarantor of global food security. Attention was also paid to preparations for the summit. of the # G20. with the President of Indonesia @jokowi. We discussed the importance of continuing the Grain Initiative. Ukraine is ready to continue being the guarantor of global food security. Attention also to the preparations for the # G20 summit) , “wrote Zelensky. Zelensky’s tweets were in English and Ukrainian.
the day before, Jokowi he also spoke by telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Jokowi and Putin discussed the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Jokowi broadcast it through his Twitter account as seen detik.com, Wednesday (2/11). Jokowi welcomed Russia’s decision to join the Black Sea Grains Initiative or the Black Sea Grain Corridor Agreement.
“I had a telephone conversation with President Putin and discussed the Black Sea Grain Initiative. We welcome Russia’s decision to rejoin the initiative. Jokowi’s tweets are in English.
Last September, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi also discussed the implementation of the Black Sea Initiative (BSI) with Martin Griffiths as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency (United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Head of Humanitarian aid). Both stressed the importance of the BSI, particularly in helping developing countries secure the supply of food and fertilizer for their populations.
“Foreign Minister Retno’s communication with UNSG Griffiths has been carried out regularly since the beginning of the food impact felt due to the war in Ukraine. Intensive communication was also made prior to President Joko Widodo’s visit to Kiev. and Moscow at the end of last June “, reads a written note on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs last September.
“In the talks, Foreign Minister Retno stressed the importance of exports of food from Ukraine and of grain and fertilizer from Russia to reach developing countries,” the statement continues.
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