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Indonesia urges more development cooperation in Global South at G77 summit
Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi called on the grouping of developing countries to increase cooperation and push for its right to development, including technological advancements, at the recently concluded G77 summit on science and technology.
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Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi (at podium) speaks on Sept, 15, 2023 at the general debate session during the two-day Group of 77 (G77) + China Summit on Science, Technology and Innovation in Havana. (-/Courtesy of Twiter/@Menlu_RI)
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ndonesia has urged the Global South to strengthen its cooperation and push for more development during the Group of 77 (G77) + China Summit on Science, Technology and Innovation, from Sept. 15 to 16 in Havana, hosted by this year’s chair Cuba.
Established in 1964, the G77 is a coalition of 134 developing nations at the United Nations that aims to “articulate and promote their collective economic interests and enhance their joint negotiating capacity ion all major international economic issues”, according to its website.
While the group considers China to be a member Beijing maintains it is not, though it has cooperative relations with the G77.
Speaking during the general debate session on Friday, Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi said the G77 had to become the moral compass for multilateralism, solidarity and mutually beneficial partnerships.
“I also reiterated that the G77 must push for the developing countries’ right to development, including the right to develop industrial downstreaming and to be a part of a global supply chain,” Retno said in a statement issued on Saturday.
The minister’s speech reflects Indonesia’s mission to push the interests of developing nations at various multilateral forums, especially during its 2022 Group of 20 chairmanship and its ASEAN chairmanship this year.
Opening the G77 summit on Friday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised international efforts to support the Global South by focusing on the scientific and technological divide between rich and poor countries and its impact on development, Reuters reported.
