Bisnis.comJAKARTA – Chief of Naval Staff (Kasal) Admiral TNI Yudo Margono said the Navy has prepared 12 Republic of Indonesia (KRI) warships to secure the G20 summit in Bali, November 15 and 16, 2022.

“It’s about securing the leadership of the country, so we really need to prepare ships that are ready to fight,” Kasal said after the inauguration of the TNI Integrated Fueling Station (SPBT) at Kodamar headquarters in New York. Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, on Monday.

However, Yudo did not explain which ships would be deployed to secure the G20 summit activities.

According to Yudo, the 12 Indonesian Navy warships will be stationed within a 12-mile radius in the waters off and around Bali.

“Then we will layer it on the outside with a larger ship. Of course, this will protect us against events that could go wrong on the high seas and in the EEZ (exclusive economic zone),” he said. .

In addition to warships, the number of personnel deployed is around 3,000, including the KRI crew and several units, such as Lantamal V Surabaya, Lanal Banyuwangi, Lanal Denpasar, Marines and other combined elements of Koarmada I, II and III.

“Including the planes, all the KRI fighters who have helicopters, I ordered them to bring all the helicopters so that they can be integrated, then there are special forces from Denjaka and Kopaska who are ‘on board’ in the KRI,” Yudo said.

The former commander of Kogabwilan I added that in the near future he will organize a “Tactical Ground Game (TFG) to finalize security preparations for the G20 summit.

“I, as a trainer, want to know how the commander of the second Armada Commando, Admiral TNI TSNB Hutabarat, as commander of the Marine Task Force (Dansatgasla), ensured the security of the G20 with elements combined from Fleets 1, 2, and 3 with Navy personnel, so I have to figure out the expected number,” Yudo said.

The 17th G20 Summit will be held in Bali on November 15-16, 2022. The summit will be the culmination of an intensive process and effort throughout the G20 workflow (ministerial-level meetings, working groups and engagement groups) during the year of Indonesia. Chair.

The theme raised by Indonesia during the 2022 G20 Presidency is “Recover Together, Recover Stronger”. Through this theme, the Indonesian government wishes to invite the whole world to work hand in hand, to support each other to recover together and become stronger and more sustainable.

The top three priority issues raised at the meeting were the global health architecture, sustainable energy transition, digital transformation and the economy.

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, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Germany, Canada, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Russia, France, China, Turkey and the European Union.

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