Foreign Affairs Ministers, WHO Director-General to Attend FPCI’s Global City center

Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi speaking at the virtual interview held in Jakarta, on Apr. 17,2020 (Image thanks to the Foreign Affairs Ministry)

Jakarta. High-level speakers varying from foreign ministers, vaccine makers to the World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom will join the global discussion on Covid-19 recovery held by the think-tank Diplomacy Community of Indonesia, or FPCI.

According to FPCI’s creator Dino Patti Djalal, the Global Town Hall will focus on the drastic changes brought by the pandemic and how to assist the world recover from the crisis.

” The 2020 world is essentially different from earlier years. In every crisis, there are modifications. The Global Town Hall will discuss what kind of changes we will face in the years ahead,” Dino told press reporters in an online conference on Thursday.

Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi will speak on the geopolitics in the global battle against Covid-19

” I think the minister will discuss how the international world, particularly the major powers, should team up in combating the pandemic,” Dino stated.

Whereas her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, will be the keynote speaker to the morning session titled “The State of the Covid-19 World in 2020”.

On the other hand, Tedros will take part in the session on vaccine accessibility for all. Vaccine producer Sinovac Biotech and the international alliance Coalition for Upsurge Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) will also join the panelists’ session.

” Tedros will most likely talk about the difficulties of vaccines which have actually gotten in a new phase, in addition to its distribution. There will also be talks on vaccine nationalism, which are showing indications of emerging and how they will affect the worldwide citizens in the next 2 years,” Dino stated.

The Global Town Hall will likewise highlight how geopolitics contributes in vaccine distribution, former Indonesia’s ambassador to the United States stated.

In this event, FCPI teams up with 18 worldwide think-tanks so audiences can watch the occasion around the world despite the different time zones.

The Global Town Hall will begin on Friday at 9.00 a.m. (Jakarta time). For registration, please go to the following link