As the Chairman of the world’s leading group of emerging economies (G20), Indonesia is facing a great challenge due to conflict. Russia-Ukraine. As a mediator, the world is waiting for Indonesia’s strategy to cool down the situation and bring the conflicting factions to the table.
When Russia carried out a “military operation” in Ukraine, a number of G20 countries such as the US, Germany, Turkey, France, Canada, the UK and Japan that are members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were impose economic sanctions on Russia.
Tensions increased when at the end of February, Indonesia sent invitations to the G20 Summit to all member countries including Russia. The Russian Embassy in Jakarta confirmed that President Vladimir Putin could join the conference if nothing changes. The US and the Western Bloc have asked Indonesia to reconsider inviting Russia to the G20’s big event in October in Bali.
US President Joe Biden even publicly advised Indonesia not to invite Russia to the G20. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently threatened to boycott some G20 meetings if Russian officials attended.
Meanwhile, the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta expressed agreement with Indonesia, saying that the G20 should focus on the established economic agenda with the theme of “joint recovery, stronger recovery”. and should not be distracted by other issues that are inconsistent with the goals of the G20 forum. According to China, the G20 is not the right platform to discuss the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on March 23 emphasized: “The G20 is the main forum for international economic cooperation, bringing together the world’s major economies. Russia is an important member and no member has the right to exclude other countries from membership.
At the United Nations, the United States recently led efforts to suspend Russia’s membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) following allegations related to the Russia-Ukraine war. In the April 7 vote, Indonesia and 57 other countries abstained. The reason given by Indonesia is to wait for the results of an independent group’s investigation into the alleged Russian massacre in Bucha, Ukraine. However, the Resolution was passed with 93 votes in favor.
Earlier, Reuters news agency, citing sources, said that the US and its allies were assessing whether Russia should continue to be a member of the G20 after the military operation in Ukraine. However, the source also emphasized that efforts to exclude Russia from the G20 will be vetoed by many of the economies in the group, including China, India, Saudi Arabia and others.
Indonesia’s neutral and cautious attitude
Since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine happened up to now, Indonesia has always been steadfast in its neutral stance. President Joko Widodo first spoke about the Russia-Ukraine situation on February 21 on his personal Twitter account, saying that the parties involved need to exercise restraint so that war does not happen. Through this statement, the President called on all parties to unite and focus on the issue of global economic recovery affecting food shortages and demanded that the conflict be resolved immediately. ie.
Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said that the US is continuing to observe the US attitude and has no comment on the US Treasury Secretary’s statements not to attend the G20. Indonesia is still maintaining open communication with its partners, even at the ministerial level. Through the talks, Indonesia reiterated its decision to invite all G20 members to the Conference to follow the steps of the previous Presidency. However, Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Teuku Faizasyah, revealed that Indonesia is still considering and consulting stakeholders on inviting Ukraine to attend the G20 meeting. Earlier, President Joe Biden also suggested that an alternative solution if Russia cannot be excluded from the G20 economic forum is to invite Ukraine to the meeting.
It can be said that now, a lot of eyes are on Indonesia, waiting for the strategic steps of the G20 President, how to ensure that the G20 does not become a political vehicle that aggravates and expands the Russian conflict. -Ukraine, while balancing divergent foreign policy interests, unites members of the bloc and ensures that the main objective of the G20 remains unaffected. The success of the G20 presidency will also be an opportunity for Indonesia to demonstrate its leadership role in the international arena.
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