Pangkalpinang (ANTARA) - The Acting Governor of the Bangka Belitung Islands, Ridwan Djamaluddin, said that the Central Government had canceled the G20 Development Ministerial Meeting on Belitung Island from 7 to 9 September 2022.
"We have communicated with the National Development Planning Agency regarding the cancellation of the G20 activity in Belitung," said Ridwan Djamaluddin in Pangkalpinang, Thursday.
He said the cancellation of the G20 in Belitung, the Province of the Babel Islands, was based on the Letter of the Minister of State Secretary Number B-588/M/D-1/HK.03.02/07/2022 regarding the Submission of Agreements on the Clarification Meeting on Applications for Permits for the Drafting of the Presidential Regulation on the Acceleration of the Implementation of Infrastructure Development. to Support the Organization of International Events in Bali Province, DKI Jakarta, West Nusa Tenggara Province, East Nusa Tenggara Province and Bangka Belitung Islands Province.
The draft Presidential Regulation on the Acceleration of the Implementation of Infrastructure Development to Support the Implementation of the G20 was signed by the Minister of State Secretary Pratikno that, based on the results of the coordination between the Ministry of PUPR and the Ministry of State Secretariat and the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs and the state's financial capacity, the holding of the G20 Development Ministerial Meeting at the Development Walking Group in The province of the Bangka Belitung Islands was cancelled.
"We are discussing the cancellation of the G20 in Belitung with the Ministry of National Development Planning," said Ridwan Djamaluddin.
According to him, currently the provincial government
Still waiting for the final decision to cancel the G20 activities on Belitung Island.
"We're just waiting for the final decision, we'll talk about what it's going to be, especially now that our friends in the provincial government are in a meeting," he said.
He stated that the Babel Islands Provincial Government and Belitung Regency Government are ready to host the Belitung G20.
"We have made various preparations for the success of the G20 in this land of rainbow soldiers," he said.
