New York (ANTARA News) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will be invited to a G-8 summit in Hokkaido, Japan, in July this year to discuss the world food and energy crisis, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said here on Monday.
The Indonesian finance minister was telling the press about the outcome of her meeting with World Bank President Robert B Zoellick in Washington DC at which she also conveyed a letter from President Yudhoyono.
Sri Mulyani said the letter to Zoellick contained President Yudhoyono`s concern over the world food and oil crisis and his hope that the World Bank would take a global initiative to deal with the situation.
The minister also delivered a similar letter from Yudhoyono to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the UN Headquarters on Monday.
On the occasin, Sri Mulyani was accompanied by Indonesian Permanent Representative to the UN Marty Natalegawa and his deputy Adiyatwidi Adiwoso.
She said President Yudhoyono in his letter expressed hope that the United Nations would hold a meeting of heads of state/government to discuss the world food and energy crisis during the upcoming UN General Assembly session in September.
According to Sri Mulyani, Zoellick told her that Indonesia in the G-8 summit would have a good opportunity to raise problems related with the food and energy crisis.
"The World Bank president said President Yudhoyono will be invited to the G-8 meeting in Hokkaido to exchange ideas and discuss the matter with the other heads of state/government," Sri Mulyani said.
G-8 groups eight developed countries, namely the United States, Britain, Japan, Germany, Russia, Canada, France, and Italy. Their leaders meet annually with the president of the European Commission also attending.
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