President Jokowi’s Speech “Game of Thrones” Makes the Participants of the 2018 IMF-World Bank Annual Summit Amazed

CIDISS. Opening of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting opened by President Joko Widodo, on Friday 12/10 morning local time in Bali, Jokowi’s remarks received enthusiasm from the participants represented by the official from 189 Countries. general meeting of the 2018 IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting, Jokowi described the current condition of the world as well as the story on the TV series Game of Thrones. “The relationship between developed and developing countries seems to be experiencing a crackdown,” the president said. “The low level of cooperation and coordination has conveyed many problems such as an increase in crude oil prices and currency dynamics,” he said.

In the Game of Thrones series, said Jokowi, there are a number of great houses or groups that control several regions, great families, who fight fiercely with each other to take control of Iron Throne. The series illustrates the struggle for power between great houses, where great fellow houses prevail by dropping others.

“However, they forgot when the great houses were busy fighting, they were not aware there was a big threat from the North, namely the Evil Winter people who wanted to be damaged and envelop the world with ice and destruction,” he explained. with the threat they finally realized that it was not important who won in the competition, but it was better to gather together strengths to defeat “Evil Winter” so that a global disaster would not occur.

Jokowi gave an example, a trade war between the United States (US) and China. The struggle for life between great houses is like a large spinning wheel. While one house is victorious, others will experience difficulties. If that happens, according to Jokowi, it is not important anymore who occupies iron throne. “The important thing is the strength of Together to defeat Evil Winter so that global disasters do not occur. “So that the world does not turn into a ravaged barren land that afflicts us all,” he said.

This greeting was highly appreciated by the President of the World Bank “I must admit when I hear President Joko Widodo’s remarks, I think we should go home, because we cannot give good speeches like Joko Widodo,” closed World Bank President Jim Yong Kim.

By : Rikky,S*)