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The Indonesia government will use its appointment   as the G20 Presidency and Chair of the Forum High Level Task Force on Economic Integration and leadership at the ASEAN Forum in 2023/ as a form of sustainable economic recovery. For this important and strategic role a meeting was held between the G20 Co-Sherpa Edi Prio Pambudi High Level Task Force on Economic Integration Lead Indonesia Rizal Affandi Lukman and Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Satvinder Singh. They formulated various joint steps in the context of synergy and collaboration between the G20 and ASEAN.

The trust given by ASEAN member countries to assume the leadership role of High-Level Task Force on Economic Integration this year must be utilized by Indonesia to the fullest. For this reason, Indonesia needs to prepare carefully and play this important role. This was stated by the Special Staff of the Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal Affandi Lukman as HLTF-EI Lead Indonesia in his statement last Saturday.

Meanwhile, regarding the recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic as a top priority for the G20 and ASEAN, Co-Sherpa G20, Edi Prio Pambudi stated economic recovery must be felt equally by all countries in the region in line with the theme of this year's G20 Presidency "Recover Together Recover Stronger”.

According to Pambudi, synergies and collaborations from various international forums such as the G20 and ASEAN are becoming increasingly important, especially in accelerating vaccination programs, realizing smooth travel and mitigating future pandemics. He added as the most dynamic region in the world, ASEAN must be able to Respond well to various changes and emerging issues. For this reason, ASEAN continues to support digital transformation efforts in the region, One of them is through the ASEAN Agreement on E-commerce.

Pambudi also said ASEAN must be able to follow up on the concrete implementation plan of the industrial revolution in ASEAN. In this case it must be noted that the transition from conventional energy use to renewable energy by industry. Circular economy and sustainable development are also emerging issues that ASEAN has anticipated with the preparation of the Circular Economy Framework for ASEAN Economy Community. Dissemination of information to industry players and the general public is the key to implementing the adopted framework.

Regarding various initiatives carried out by Indonesia, Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Economic Community, Satvinder Singh conveyed his support for Indonesia as the G20 Presidency in 2022 and ASEAN Chair in 2023.