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As far as G-20 president Indonesia is concerned, the main focus is the Covid-19 pandemic and economic recovery.
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JAKARTA - The bar for success is low, but hopes are high that the Group of 20 (G-20) Leaders’ Summit on Nov 15 and 16 in Bali, Indonesia, could be the pressure valve to ease growing tensions on various fronts, including the war between Russia and Ukraine.
As far as first-time G-20 president Indonesia is concerned, the main focus is the Covid-19 pandemic and economic recovery – in keeping with the grouping’s usual purpose of discussing key issues of the global economy – not politics. But the elephant in the room will not be ignored, analysts say.
