Indonesia president to push for peace with Ukraine, Russia visits

Indonesian President Joko Widodo is currently president of the G20 this year. Above Widodo delivers a speech during a G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Jakarta last February. (Reuters)

• Foreign minister Retno Marsudi did not elaborate on what Widodo, as president of the G20 this year, would discuss with the two leaders

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit both Ukraine and Russia next week to meet his counterparts and push for a peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict, his foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Retno Marsudi confirmed during a news conference the intention of Widodo, as the Indonesian president is known, to visit Kyiv in addition to Moscow, which had been reported in Indonesian and Russian state media. Retno did not elaborate on what Widodo, as president of the G20 this year, would discuss with the two leaders.