Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop is calling on the Indonesian government to show the same mercy to the condemned Bali Nine pair as it is pursuing for Indonesian drug felons facing execution overseas.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has instructed that "optimum protection" be offered to 229 Indonesian citizens sentenced to death overseas - including those charged with drug offences - while in the same breath vowing to execute drug smugglers in Indonesia.

Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop during Question Time on Wednesday. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

At a Muslim conference on Wednesday, Mr Joko said he would not be swayed by international pressure to stop the executions scheduled this month.