Indonesia President Warns over Super-Power Tensions in U.N. Address
Indonesia\'s President Joko Widodo on his first address to the United Nations General Assembly warns that global stability and peace could be "destroyed" if growing geo-political rivalries persist.
In this photo provided by the United Nations, the president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo\'s pre-recorded message is played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at U.N. headquarters in New York.
JAKARTA, Sept 23 (Reuters) -- Indonesia\'s President Joko Widodo used his first address to the United Nations General Assembly to warn on Wednesday that global stability and peace could be "destroyed" if growing geo-political rivalries persist.
"War will benefit no one. There is no point of celebrating victory among ruins. There is no point of becoming the largest economic power in the midst of a sinking world," said the president, widely known as Jokowi.