Jokowi Holds Four-Eye Meeting with Zelenskyy in Kyiv

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo held a four-eye meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, June 29, in Kyiv, marking the first Asian leader to visit the country since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.

The meeting took place at the Maryinsky Palace at about 3:00 p.m. local time following the welcoming ceremony and the introduction of each leader’s limited delegation.

Accompanying Jokowi were Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung.

Also read: Indonesia’s President to Visit Ukraine, Russia Next Week

“My trip to the capital city of Ukraine and my meeting with President Zelenskyy were solely to carry out a mission of peace,” Jokowi wrote on his Instagram account.

He previously said that the war should have stopped. Efforts to stop the war would reopen the food supply chain that had been hampered.

His trip was held after attending the G7 Summit in Schloss Elmau, Germany as a guest. He then took an 11-hour train journey from Przemysl in Poland to Kyiv.

Shortly after arriving at Platform 1 of Kyiv Central Station at about 8:50 a.m. local time, Jokowi and First Lady visited the rubble of an apartment complex in Irpin near Kyiv.

After visiting Ukraine, Jokowi returned to the Polish city of Przemysl by the same train before flying to Moscow to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

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Indonesia's President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo arrive at Platform 1 of Kyiv Central Station at about 8:50 a.m. local time on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (dok. Agus Suparto )

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Upon arrival at Platform 1 of Kyiv Central Station, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo were welcomed by Ukrainian officials at about 8:50 a.m. local time on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Dok. Sekretariat Presiden)

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Shortly after arriving at Platform 1 of Kyiv Central Station at about 8:50 a.m. local time, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo then visited the rubble of an apartment complex in Irpin near Kyiv on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Dok. Sekretariat Presiden)

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Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (right) is welcomed by his Ukrainian counterpart President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Maryinsky Palace in Kyiv on Wednesday, June 29, 2020. (Dok. Sekretariat Presiden)

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Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (center) was introduced to Ukrainian officials by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy upon arrival at the Maryinsky Palace in Kyiv on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Dok. Sekretariat Presiden)

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Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (left) holds a four-eye meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Maryinsky Palace in Kyiv on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Dok. Sekretariat Presiden)

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A joint press statement by Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (left) and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Maryinsky Palace in Kyiv on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Dok. Sekretariat Presiden)

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Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (center-front) and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo (behind) arrive at a train station in the Polish city of Przemysl at 7:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, June 30, 2022. From Poland, Jokowi and his entourage will fly to Moscow to meet President Vladimir Putin. (dok. Agus Suparto )

(Writer: Dian Erika Nugraheny | Editor: Krisiandi)

Source: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2022/06/29/22362031/berita-foto-momen-pertemuan-4-mata-jokowi-dan-zelensky-di-kyiv-ukraina.