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The President of Indonesia wants to advance the reintegration of the world's food and fertilizer supply lines, which has been disrupted by the conflict, and offers to be a diplomatic bridge between the two countries, traveling to Ukraine and Russia. finished.
This year's G20 President Joko Widodo was speaking at a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin after a bilateral meeting in Moscow on Thursday.
His trip met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after visiting Kieu on Wednesday.
"I am really grateful to President Putin for providing security to the supply of food and fertilizer from both Russia and Ukraine. This is good news." Said the President of Indonesia, widely known as Putin.
"For humanity, I also support the UN's efforts to reintegrate Russian food and fertilizer products and Ukrainian food products to re-enter the global supply chain. "He said.
Jokowi said at a conference in Germany this week that he worked with G7 leaders to ensure that sanctions on Russia did not affect food and fertilizer supplies.
The war in Ukraine has caused major turmoil in world trade, including rising grain and wheat prices amid the blockade of Ukrainian ports and sanctions on Russian commodities such as oil, gas and fertilizer. I did.
Speaking with Jokowi in Moscow, Putin denied that Russia was blocking Ukraine's grain exports.
"Ukrainian troops have mined an approach to their harbor," he said, "no one prevents them from clearing those mines, and we are from there. Guarantees the safety of transporting grain. "
As President of the G20 this year, Jokowi will correct the division of the war-exposed group in Ukraine and boycott the summit if Russia attends. They are threatening and trying to take advantage of their country's disaligned position to promote it. For peace.
On Thursday, he said he had sent a message from Zelensky to Putin, saying Indonesia was willing to remain a "bridge of communication" between the two leaders. He didn't say the content of the message.
Separately, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marsdi said he had called with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Chairman of the International Committee of the Red Cross about the food crisis and possible ways. Reintegrate Ukraine and Russia into the world food chain. (Report by Gayatri Suroyo in Jakarta, Written by Martin Petty and Kate Lamb, Edited by Ed Davies)
