Indonesia’s president says the war in Ukraine must end as it’s driving up food and energy prices and putting developing nations like Indonesia at risk.
“The most important thing that I’m concerned with is the food price. So, we want the war in Ukraine to be stopped, resolved with negotiation so that we can concentrate [on] the economy,” President Joko Widodo told CNBC in an exclusive interview in Serang city in Banten province on Friday.
“If not, it will never be over, this is dangerous for countries, particularly, developing countries.”
Jokowi, as he’s popularly referred to back home, said the war should be resolved through negotiation and dialogue.
The Indonesian leader is attending the meeting of the Group of 7 advanced economies at the invitation of host country Germany from June 26-28. Russian news agency Tass reported last week that Jokowi will be meeting President Vladimir Putin on June 30.
“After G-7, I will visit several countries that are related [to the] food issue,” he told told CNBC’s Martin Soong. Jokowi declined to confirm if he was visiting Russia or Ukraine, which are among the world’s largest producers and exporters of food grain.
