"We invite them to see a new side of Jakarta," the governor remarked in the Dukuh Atas area here on Monday.
The city tour started from Fairmont Hotel in Senayan, the U20 meeting location, with the participants boarding electric buses.
Besides Baswedan, the U20 participants who joined the tour included the Mayor of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Ahmed Aboutaleb; representatives of the Mumbai city government, India; international organizations and institutions; as well as several mayors from Indonesia.
The electric buses traveled through the Senayan area, then Blok M area, and stopped at the Cakra Selaras Wahana (CSW) Bus Stop.
From CSW, the group headed to the ASEAN MRT Station to take the Jakarta MRT to Dukuh Atas MRT Station.
"We are also developing micro and small businesses at the MRT Station," Baswedan told them when they arrived at the Dukuh Atas MRT Station.
The U20 has been organized under the G20 Sherpa Track to discuss problems and challenges arising in cities, primarily in relation to tackling the global climate crisis and striving for sustainable development.
Jakarta is hosting the meeting of city government leaders or the G20 Urban 20 Mayors Summit in Central Jakarta from August 30–31, 2022.
The U20 Summit is expected to put forward recommendations related to efforts to deal with the challenges of city governments for the G20 Summit, which will be held in Nusa Dua, Bali, on November 15 and 16.
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