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VOInews, Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo said every ASEAN leader and partner country attending the 43rd ASEAN 2023 Summit has the same responsibility not to create new conflicts and tensions. He also invited ASEAN leaders to participate in defusing conflicts that are heating up in the global arena by creating space for dialog.

"And at the same time, we also have the responsibility to reduce the hot tension to melt the frozen atmosphere to create a space for dialogue," President Joko Widodo said in a press statement delivered after the Closing Ceremony of the 43rd ASEAN Summit, in Jakarta, Thursday (7/9/2023).

President Joko Widodo also said that the world needs an anchor that serves as a mediator in the current global situation.

"I assure you that this world will be destroyed if conflicts and tensions in one place are brought and made into a tug of war in another place. If we are not able to manage differences, we will be destroyed. If we get carried away by rivalry, we will be destroyed. This world needs an anchor, needs a neutralizer, needs a safe house," he continued.

In addition, ASEAN as part of the Asia Pacific region continues to work hard, collaborate, and invite all parties to maintain regional peace and stability. Indonesia and ASEAN continue to voice the interests of Pacific countries, the interests of developing countries, including the right to prosper their people through industrial downstreaming. (VOI/Ranov)