Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures as he delivers his closing keynote address during the B20 Summit, ahead of the G20 leaders' summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on Nov 14, 2022.Indonesia's president Joko Widodo pleaded with world leaders on Tuesday to respect international laws and avert a "cold war", as Southeast Asia's biggest economy kicked off one of the trickiest Group of 20 summits since the economic forum's inception more than two decades ago.
"For myself, the G20 has to succeed, and it cannot fail," said Widodo, who is popularly known as Jokowi. Hosting a successful G20 could cement Widodo's legacy among Indonesians and boost his international standing before his term ends in 2024, analysts say - but the road to the summit's opening on Tuesday was anything but smooth.
"I am convinced now is the time when the Russian destructive war must and can be stopped," he said, according to a copy of the speech obtained by Agence France-Presse. "It will save thousands of lives." "The current high food prices could worsen by becoming a food supply crisis. Fertiliser scarcity will cause crop failure in various parts of the world."
The document, which must still be approved by G20 leaders before it is officially issued at the summit's close on Wednesday, echoes some of Widodo's opening remarks, stating "today's era must not be of war".
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