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President Jokowi calls for Gaza ceasefire ahead of meeting with Biden
"A ceasefire must be implemented soon, we also must accelerate and increase the amount of humanitarian aid, and we must begin peace negotiations," President Jokowi said in a video recorded after he took part in an Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh.
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This handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on November 11, 2023, shows President Joko Widodo speaking during an emergency meeting of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Riyadh. (AFP/Saudi Press Agency)
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resident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called for a ceasefire ahead of meeting US President Joe Biden in Washington on Monday.
"A ceasefire must be implemented soon, we also must accelerate and increase the amount of humanitarian aid, and we must begin peace negotiations," President Jokowi said in a video recorded after he took part in an Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh.
He said the world seemed "helpless" in the face of the suffering of the Palestinians. The extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit also urged the International Criminal Court to investigate "war crimes and crimes against humanity that Israel is committing" in the Palestinian territories.
Israel says it is trying to free the more than 200 hostages taken by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 and says the hospitals should be evacuated.
The European Union condemned Hamas for using "hospitals and civilians as human shields" in Gaza, while also urging Israel to show "maximum restraint" to protect civilians.
"These hostilities are severely impacting hospitals and taking a horrific toll on civilians and medical staff," European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday in a statement issued on behalf of the 27-nation bloc.
Ahead of flying to San Francisco Biden will offer a White House welcome to outgoing President Jokowi.
Biden will welcome to San Francisco the 20 other members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, conceived three decades ago in an era when US policymakers were convinced that robust trade would bring the Pacific Rim together.
APEC members include not only Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, but neighboring Malaysia, where Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has faced calls from opposition to boycott the summit over US support of Israel.
