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Indonesia underlines ‘peaceful solution’ at UN crisis meeting on Ukraine
Indonesia stood by its pacifist stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine at an emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly this week.
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This general view shows the damaged city hall of Kharkiv, Ukraine on March 1, destroyed as a result of a Russian missile attack. (AFP/Sergey Bobok)
Indonesia told the United Nations that military action in Ukraine was unacceptable and called for a peaceful solution through dialogue and diplomacy at an emergency session of the UN General Assembly that kicked off on Monday, amid a push to further isolate Russia on the international stage.
Jakarta, as leader of the Group of 20 (G20) economic forum this year, had taken the less popular route when it chose not to recognize Russia as the aggressor in a statement on the hostilities in Ukraine, which President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo later amplified in his call to “stop the war”.
Indonesia reiterated this stance at an emergency special UNGA session that was convened at the request of 11 UN Security Council members, following the forum’s complete failure to take action on Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, now entering its sixth day.
“Military actions in Ukraine risk the lives of civilians and threaten regional and global peace and stability,” said Indonesian Ambassador to the UN in New York, Arrmanatha Nasir, in his remarks at the UNGA session.
“Our actions at the UN General Assembly must contribute to the greater humanitarian interest,” he emphasized.
In support of its pacifist stance, the envoy said Indonesia was among several countries drafting a UNGA resolution demanding Russia withdraw its troops from Ukraine.
The draft resolution, which is currently being discussed and is expected to be put up to a vote later this week, is nonbinding, but would demonstrate the extent of the world’s concerns over the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.
