Johannesburg, Nov. 22 -- Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka stressed that all countries are entitled to determine their own designs and strategies for advancing development during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday.

Before dozens of world leaders, he asserted that no country has the right to impose its views on development upon others, noting that nations should instead work hand in hand to empower one another in pursuit of shared progress.

"Indonesia is convinced that every country reserves the right to pave its own path toward development because there is no one-size-fits-all model. There is no such thing as the best method," Gibran remarked.

The vice president made the statement in the high-level...