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LIVE TWEET SESSION: JAKPOST LIVE COVERAGE πŸ”΄
In this second edition of Live Coverage, The Jakarta Post discusses the G20 Summit in Bali.
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JakPost #G20 Live Coverage featuring
Hassan Wirajuda
@puspa_amri
@andrewmantong
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Former foreign minister Hassan Wirajuda has deemed Indonesia's G20 presidency "commendable" despite initial skepticism from various stakeholders.
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@andrewmantong was impressed with the success of Indonesia's G20 Summit and described the overall event as "defying gravity".
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Meanwhile, @puspa_amri appreciated President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's symbolism in putting his two finest ministers front and center during his closing speech at the G20.
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In our second session, @puspa_amri said she would have liked to see more discussion of digital transformation issues at the summit, such as inclusivity and consumer and worker protection.
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@andrewmantong noted that the G20 was an informal grouping that lacked robust mechanisms to ensure compliance and implementation.
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Hassan Wirajuda said Indonesia was the voice of developing countries and had the responsibility to advocate for such nations at future gatherings.
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Now we are watching Jokowi's press conference. #G20 #Jakpostlive
As Jokowi asked for an Indonesian journalist to be given the first opportunity to ask a question, the moderator gave it to a foreign journalist instead.
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Responding to the recent missile attack in Poland, Jokowi called all participants to remain calm and refrain from escalating tensions.
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Hassan observed certain inconsistencies in Jokowi's press conference.
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For example, Jokowi said the G20 was not a political or security forum, but at the same time, he acknowledged that the most intense debate during the formulation of the Leaders' Declaration was over a paragraph on the war in Ukraine.
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Hassan added that in reality, nations could not simply isolate economics from politics.
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Meanwhile, @andrewmantong said Jokowi had proven to be consistent on economic policy but whether that policy would be effective and reliable was still an open question.
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@puspa_amri said that at the end of the day, economic policies would depend on domestic politics.
"Politics is reality. It's messy, but it's reality," she said.
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The panelists agreed that stakeholders had to be realistic in their expectations of the G20.
@andrewmantong summed it up by saying that as the G20 reflected the world order, it could not be expected to radically change it.
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Now, let's talk about the elephant in the room: the war in Ukraine.
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In the context of the war, @andrewmantong said the G20 Summit had proven that at some level, the principles of multilateralism were still intact.
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The panelists gave their final takeaways from the G20.
@andrewmantong reiterated the importance of multilateralism.
@puspa_amri said she would like to see Indonesia continue its more prominent role on the world stage as a middle power.
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Finally, Hassan said the successful G20 Summit was another positive mark on Indonesia's diplomatic record.
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