President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Once again, welcome to Bali, President Xi Jinping. It is such an honor to welcome my big brother in Bali after our meeting in Beijing. And personally, I would also like to congratulate you on Your Excellency’s reelection as Secretary-General of the Chinese Communist Party. We have […]

Good afternoon, Indonesia’s presidency has successfully produced the G20 Bali Leaders’ Declaration, which was initially doubted by many. The declaration consists of 52 paragraphs and contains one highly debated paragraph regarding the statement towards the war in Ukraine. The discussion was very long one and, in the end, the G20 leaders agreed to the draft, […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Your Excellencies, It is such an honor for Indonesia to chair the G20 for the past one year. Our presidency was initiated with a hope of uniting joint purposes in creating an inclusive global recovery from the pandemic. Various emerging challenges are not only hindering the recovery, […]

Your Excellencies, I hereby declare that our meeting is open again. Starting the third session, let me repeat the message I conveyed at the opening of the Summit yesterday. Stop the war. I repeat, stop the war. Lot is at stake. A lot is at stake. War will only hurt the people. The global economic […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) As a country with the largest mangrove forest in the world, namely 3.3 million hectares of mangrove forest, Indonesia wants to contribute to tackling climate change, to solving climate change. And Ngurah Rai Forest Park is an example of a success story, how the 1,300-hectare mangrove forest […]

We’d like to appreciate President Biden for taking the initiative to hold the side event on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII). Indonesia will continue to support measures to strengthen infrastructure development in developing countries. The multidimensional crisis being faced by the world has brought challenges to infrastructure development in developing countries, including […]

Your Excellencies, I declare the second session of G20 Summit open. I hope you enjoy the meals we served you. Now, let us have a discussion about health issues. Let me start with introductory remarks. G20 leaders, The world is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we must not let our guard down. Another global […]

Your Excellencies, Distinguished Leaders, Good morning, hereby I officially inaugurate the G20 Summit. Welcome to Bali. Welcome to Indonesia. It is an honor for Indonesia to host the G20 Summit. I am aware that it took extraordinary efforts to bring all of us together in the same room. Distinguished Leaders, The world is facing extraordinary […]

Leaders of G20 countries, invitees, international organizations, Ladies, and Gentlemen. Thank you for your presence here at Garuda Wisnu Kencana. In Balinese mythology, this statue depicts love, responsibility, courage, and devotion. These are our duties to the world and humanity. Please enjoy the dishes that we have prepared for you. I hope it is not […]

This morning, I, together with President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, inaugurated the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Solo. The mosque symbolizes brotherhood and friendship between the people of Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates. From Solo, I headed back to Bali to hold a number of bilateral […]