Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky says Indonesia invited him to G20 summit

The president thanked his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo, but did not confirm whether he would be at the Bali event, which Putin plans to attend

Some G20 members have called for Russia to be excluded from the leaders’ summit because of the Ukraine invasion, but Indonesia says it is too early to decide

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a meeting in Kyiv on Tuesday. Photo: dpa

Published: 1:09am, 28 Apr 2022

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday on Twitter that his Indonesian counterpart had invited him to attend the summit of Group of 20 (G20) major economies to be held in the Southeast Asian country later this year.

“Had talks with President @jokowi... Appreciate inviting me to the @g20org summit,” he said in a tweet, referring to Indonesian President Joko Widodo, the current G20 chair, by his nickname.

Zelensky did not confirm whether he would accept the invitation to the summit on the island of Bali in November. Russia has said its President Vladimir Putin plans to attend.

Indonesia’s presidential palace and state secretary’s office did not immediately respond to requests for confirmation.

Ukraine is not a member of the G20, but chairs of the grouping have previously invited guest countries. Ukraine’s finance minister attended a meeting of G20 finance officials in Washington last week.

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