President Joko Widodo of Indonesia hosted the G-20 Summit in Bali, where U.S. Vice President Joe Biden joined other international leaders.
Biden quipped during a meeting with Widodo outside the summit, “I don’t believe I’m going home.”
You convinced me to stay at the beach.
Biden addressed the Indonesian president by his nickname, “Jokowi,” and remarked, “It’s fantastic to see you again.”
“You’ve been a terrific buddy,” I said.
The pleasant banter conceals months of hard diplomatic negotiations between Washington and Jakarta before to the summit of the 20 largest economies in the world, which has been overshadowed by the conflict in Ukraine and Western attempts to isolate Russia.
The heads of state or government of seventeen G-20 countries, including the presidents of China and the Group of Seven (G-7) main industrialized nations, are present.
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, will not be present in person, and it is unknown if he will participate digitally. Despite the fact that Ukraine is not a member of the organization, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will participate digitally.
