The Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno reveals that the long negotiations led to the declaration of the G20 leaders in Bali

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs (Menlu). Rethno LP Marsudi to say G20 The Bali leaders’ statement was agreed by all G20 members. There is a long negotiation process behind the leaders’ agreement.

“So since we have to agree on everything, a very long negotiation is needed. So you can imagine that we are negotiating for several rounds, the last round was held from November 10 to 14,” Retno said in a press conference in Nusa Dua, Bali on Wednesday (16/11/2022).

Retno explained that during the negotiation process, negotiator-level discussions sometimes stagnated. The negotiator then gives the mandate to a higher party.

“Therefore, from 10 to 14, I communicated a lot with the foreign ministers so that we could come to an agreement,” Retno said.

Retno said the tough discussions weren’t just about the war in Ukraine. However, according to Retno, the discussion of many other points in the declaration were also not easy to agree.

“If we said earlier that the statement or the paragraph concerning geopolitical issues or to be precise Ukraine is difficult, it doesn’t mean that the other paragraphs are easy. finished sooner or later,” added Retno.

Amidst these conditions, Retno said that Indonesia has benefited because it has gained the trust of all countries. The doubts of a number of parties regarding the implementation of the declaration of the G20 Summit in Bali have been dispelled.

“So the president also said that everyone was pessimistic at first, no one was sure that a statement could be made and thank God Indonesia was able to make it happen,” Retno added.

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had previously revealed that the discussion on the statement of the G20 leaders in Bali was progressing in a tough way. One of the debates concerns the war in Ukraine.

In the Bali G20 leaders statement document seen detik comthe point about condemning the war in Ukraine is in paragraph 3. The G20 leaders deeply regret Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Most members strongly condemned the war in Ukraine and stressed that it has caused enormous human suffering and exacerbated existing vulnerabilities in the global economy: stunting growth, rising inflation, disruption of supply chains, increased ‘energy and food insecurity and increased risks to financial stability.’, said the third point in the Bali G20 leaders’ statement.

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