Indonesia officially continues the G20 presidency relay from Italy and will hold the G20 presidency for the first time in 2022. The handover of the presidency was carried out at the closing session of the G20 Rome Summit which took place in La Nuvola, Rome, Italy, on Sunday, October 31, 2021. Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi symbolically handed the hammer to President Joko Widodo or Jokowi who then knocked the hammer. In his intervention, Jokowi appreciated Italy for successfully holding the G20 presidency in 2021. "I congratulate Italy for successfully running the G20 presidency in 2021. Indonesia is honored to continue the G20 presidency in 2022," said Jokowi.
Jokowi explained that Indonesia's G20 presidency will encourage joint efforts for world economic recovery with the big theme 'Recover Together, Recover Stronger'. Inclusive, people-centered, environmentally friendly and sustainable growth is the main commitment of Indonesia's leadership at the G20. "These efforts must be carried out in an extraordinary way, especially through a stronger world collaboration, and continuous innovation. The G-20 must be the motor of ecosystem development that drives this collaboration and innovation. This is something we must continue to deepen at these meetings moving forward," Jokowi said. On that occasion, Jokowi also directly invited the world leaders who were present to continue discussions at the G20 Summit in Indonesia which was planned to be held in Bali on October 30-31 2022.
"We will host Your Excellency and Ladies and Gentlemen, in an open space, on the beautiful stretch of Bali's beach, which inspires innovative ideas for future G20 productivity. See you in Indonesia," said Jokowi.
