Xi and Putin to attend G20 summit in Bali, says Indonesia’s Widodo
August 19, 2022, 8:05 am

Xi and Putin to attend G20 summit in Bali, says Indonesia’s Widodo

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Chinese and Russian leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will attend the G20 summit in Bali in November, Indonesian President Joko Widodo told Bloomberg News on Thursday (August 18).

Jokowi, as he is popularly known, told the news agency: “Xi Jinping will come. President Putin has also told me he will come.”

The Chinese foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Indonesia presidential palace officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment, Reuters eported, the Arab news said.

Indonesia is chairing the Group of 20 major economies and has faced pressure from Western countries to withdraw its invitation to Putin over his country’s invasion on Ukraine, which his government calls a “special military operation.”

Jokowi has sought to position himself as mediator between the warring countries, and has traveled to meet both Ukraine’s and Russia’s presidents. This week, Jokowi said both countries have accepted Indonesia as a “bridge of peace.”

Leaders of major countries, including US President Joe Biden, are set to meet in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali in November. Indonesia has also invited Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

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It holds a strategic role in securing future global economic growth and prosperity.

The G20 members represent more than 80 percent of world GDP, 75 percent of international trade and 60 percent of the world population.

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