June 26, 202211:38 AM GMT+7
Indonesian President Joko Widodo speaks to the media, as newly
inaugurated Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan and Minister of Agrarian Affairs and
Spatial Planning Hadi Tjahjanto, who was former Indonesia's military chief,
stand besides him at a Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 15,
2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
JAKARTA, June 26 (Reuters) - Indonesian
President Joko Widodo said on Sunday he will urge his Russian and Ukrainian
counterparts to open room for dialogue during a peace-building mission to the
warring countries and ask Russia's Vladimir Putin to order an immediate
ceasefire.
"War has to be stopped and global food
supply chains need to be reactivated," Jokowi, as the president is
popularly known, said before leaving for Germany to attend the G7 summit on
Monday.
The president also said he will encourage the
G7 countries to seek peace in Ukraine following Russia's invasion, and find an
immediate solution to global food and energy crises. Russia calls its actions
in Ukraine a "special operation".
Separately, Indonesian foreign minister Retno
Marsudi said food and fertiliser products from Russia and Ukraine need to be
"reintegrated into the global market, despite the war".
"It is necessary to secure a grain
corridor from Ukraine and open food and fertiliser exports from Russia. All
countries must refrain from actions that further exacerbate this food
crisis," Marsudi said in a statement on Sunday.
Indonesia has condemned the war and expressed sympathy to Ukrainians. However, Jokowi in April said he had declined a request for arms from Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. read more
Reporting by Bernadette Christina and Stanley Widianto; Editing
by Christopher Cushing
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