MOSCOW, Nov 17 Indonesian President Joko Widodo told how teetered «between two fires» during the G20 summit in Bali.
Widodo told Tempo.co that the summit was held in a «tense atmosphere, which was exacerbated by the reluctance of the United States and Russia to make contact.»
However, However, according to the President of Indonesia, the results of the summit were very positive. Widodo was especially pleasantly surprised by the warm atmosphere of the talks between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. , — said the head of state.
Widodo said that he talked with Biden at the summit.
«I called the President of the United States» senior in rank «and said that I learned a lot from him. I read his book and watched behind him when he was still in Congress,» Widodo explained.
The president of Indonesia and the president of China have a special treatment.
«As for China, I call Xi Jinping my 'big brother'. Such diplomacy really can defuse the atmosphere,» Widodo said.