Indonesian President and G20 President Joko Widodo will visit the leaders of Ukraine and Russia this month to discuss the economic and humanitarian consequences of the invasion of Moscow, his foreign minister said on Wednesday.
The G20 summit – to be held on the Indonesian island of Bali in November – has been embroiled in controversy over Jakarta’s decision to invite Russia despite alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
Indonesia holds the rotating G20 presidency this year and has been pressured by some US-led Western countries to exclude Russia from the meeting.
Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said Widodo would visit Kyiv and Moscow after representing Indonesia as a guest country at the G7 summit in Germany on June 26-27, becoming the first Asian leader in travel to both countries since the fighting began.
“During the visit to Kyiv and Moscow, the president will meet with President (Volodymyr) Zelensky and President (Vladimir) Putin,” Marsudi said in an online briefing on Wednesday.