Indonesia keeps G20 relevant as war divides nations

Indonesia keeps G20 relevant as war divides nations Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi (on screen) delivers a speech during the Group of 20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, on July 8. - AFP

JAKARTA, July 11 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Indonesia has received kudos for maintaining the relevance of the Group of 20 as the Russian invasion of Ukraine — which has driven global inflation and triggered a potentially disastrous food crisis — polarized the world’s largest economies.

The fate of the G20 as a forum for multilateralism was on the line after Russia invaded Ukraine over its intention to join NATO, forcing the West to impose sanctions on Moscow and call for its removal from the group, whose presidency is currently held by Indonesia.