Jokowi to finally attend UN assembly

Safety first: A worker installing a coronavirus awareness banner showing Jokowi in a mask. The leader will attend the UN General Assembly virtually on account of the pandemic. — AP

After years of skipping the United Nations General Assembly, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is set to finally attend the largest annual multilateral summit next month to deliver a speech – albeit not in person – at the general debate session for the first time during his tenure.

“President Jokowi will participate in the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, especially in the general debate session, ” said Grata Endah Werdaningtyas, the Foreign Ministry’s director for international security and disarmament, on Thursday.