Indonesia ready to bridge Ukraine-Russia peace efforts: Jokowi

Jakarta, The Gulf Observer: Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed his support for peace efforts in Ukraine in the bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, held on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Hiroshima, Japan.

Jokowi also conveyed that Indonesia is also ready to be a bridge of peace between Russia and Ukraine.

“President Zelenksyy, I have been following the situation in Ukraine. My condolences to the victims who continue to fall,” President Jokowi remarked, according to a statement received here on Sunday.

Zelenskyy expressed his appreciation of Indonesia’s role in seeking peace settlement in Ukraine.

He added that he still remembers the moment when President Jokowi visited Kyiv last year, becoming the first Asian leader who visited Ukraine since the invasion.

In the meeting, the two leaders also discussed the importance of the world food supply chain, which also had been discussed during Jokowi’s visit to Kyiv last year. President Jokowi conveyed his support for the extension of the Black Sea grain deal.