Jakarta (ANTARA) –
TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa said the TNI would deploy 12 warships (KRI) and four fighter jets belonging to the Indonesian Air Force to secure the G20 summit in Bali on 15-16 November 022.
“For the maritime task force, the Indonesian Navy involves 12 KRIs stationed around the island of Bali for security, including security or assistance to military vessels from participating countries that may be dispatched,” Andika said during of an online press conference in Jakarta, Thursday ( 2020/02/20).10/2022).
For the Air Task Force, the Indonesian Air Force has prepared four fighter aircraft, namely two F-16 units and two Sukhoi, SU-27 and SU-30 aircraft.
The TNI also prepared 6 air force helicopters, then 5 navy helicopters and 2 army helicopters.
“So a total of about 13 helicopters,” said the former army chief of staff (Kasad) while adding that the Indonesian air force was also preparing two Hercules planes.
A Hercules aircraft is used specifically for medical purposes because it is “tuned” in such a way that it has facilities to evacuate patients whose conditions, for example, are urgent. And special Hercules transport if needed.
“We have also prepared a Boeing VIP plane if necessary as a complement. Then there are also two Boeing planes whose function is surveillance,” Andika said.
Not only that, he said, the TNI has also prepared 19 airbases which will be used in the implementation of the G20 summit.
“So it’s easy if you look at a map of Indonesian airbases in Sumatra except for Aceh, then Java, Bali, Lombok and Kalimantan (Banjarmasin and Balikpapan). That’s a total of 19 airbases and one port. That’s so is what we prepared,” Andika said.
“But what we worry this is how everyone venue “This or these hotels can then accommodate because of the vehicles themselves, there are quite a few of each series of heads of state,” Andika explained.
The 17th G20 Summit will be held in Bali on November 15-16, 2022. The Summit will be the culmination of the process and intensive efforts of the entire G20 workflow (ministerial-level meetings, working groups and task forces). engagement) during Indonesia’s one-year presidency. .
The theme raised by Indonesia during the G20 Presidency in 2022 is “Recover Together, Recover Stronger”. Through this theme, the Government wants to invite the whole world to work hand in hand, to support each other in order to recover together, and become stronger and more sustainable.
The top three priority issues raised at the meeting were global health architecture, sustainable energy transition, and digital and economic transformation.
The G20 is a forum for multilateral cooperation made up of 19 major countries and the European Union. The G20 represents more than 60% of the world’s population, 75% of world trade and 80% of world gross domestic product (GDP).
G20 members are South Africa, United States of America, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Germany, Canada, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Russia, France, China and Turkey. and the European Union.
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