VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

Indonesia will focus on strengthening the multilateralism system and effective global partnerships during its G20 Presidency, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, said at the opening ceremony of the nation's G20 Presidency here on Wednesday.

“Indonesia's G20 Presidency aims to help the world to recover well and more resiliently from the crisis," Hartarto, who is the chairman for the G20 Sherpa Track, remarked at Lapangan Banteng, Jakarta.

The forum will push the transformation of global working methods, change in business mindsets and models, as well as optimism in taking advantage of every opportunity in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic to find breakthroughs, he said.

Hartarto emphasized that Indonesia will ensure that the global economy remains open, fair, and mutually beneficial.

In addition, it will not leave anyone behind, especially poor and vulnerable communities, Hartarto said.

Thus, Indonesia will use its presidency to fight for the aspirations and interests of developing countries to create fairer global governance, he added.

It will seek to strengthen global solidarity in mitigating the impacts of climate change and promoting sustainable development, he said.

During the ceremony, Hartarto also presented badges to representatives of the chairpersons of the G20 working groups and engagement groups, symbolically marking the start of their duties.

According to information posted on the ministry’s website, Hartarto and the representatives also launched the official G20 website address, www.g20.org.

The website contains information on meeting schedules, side events, and workstreams of the Sherpa Track and the Finance Track.

Meanwhile, Indonesia’s G20 Presidency, themed ‘Recover Together, Recover Stronger’, was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo.

The event was attended by a number of officials, including Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Lodewijk F. Paulus, deputy head of the State Audit Board (BPK), Agus Joko Pramono, and Governor of Bank Indonesia, Perry Warjiyo.

State Secretary Minister Pratikno, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Communications and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate, and Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan were also present at the event.  (Antaranews)