Indonesia says ready to organize Putin-Biden meeting

Jakarta is ready to organize a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesian Ambassador in Russia Jose Antonio Morato Tavares told Sputnik, Report informs.

"Indonesia would be pleased to do that. And we have done it previously. We do not promise that this will immediately resolve something, but simply talking to one other could help the progress of discussions," the ambassador said when asked whether it would be possible to organize a meeting.

"President of Indonesia has come here personally to invite Russia to participate in the summit. Russia as a member of G20 is equally important to any other member state. Moreover, Indonesia does not have a right to disinvite - we only have a prerogative right to invite additional participants as the host country," the ambassador said.

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