2022 a good year for diplomacy: Jakarta Post

This year, Indonesian president Joko Widodo’s attention to foreign policy intensified because of the G-20 presidency and hosting of its Leaders’ Summit in November. - AP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo is known for his preference for domestic policy, with little appetite for foreign diplomacy, especially if it offers no concrete or immediate results.

He has tended to entrust Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi with the country’s day-to-day foreign policy operations. But surprisingly, this year, Indonesia gained major achievements on at least two pressing international issues.