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Indonesia - US Discuss Several Global Issues and Efforts to Increase Bilateral Cooperation in Washington, DC
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Friday, 17 May 2013
Indonesia and the United States agreed to foster bilateral relations in various fields through the optimization of Joint Commission meeting. Besides reaffirming the importance of strengthening the bilateral relations in the framework of the Comprehensive Partnership which was launched in 2010, it is also understood the need for flexibility in the approach to the regular meeting mechanism.
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Indonesian Foreign Minister Describes Challenges in Maintaining Peace in the Indo-Pacific Region
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Friday, 17 May 2013
Indo-Pacific region plays an important role from geopolitics and economic perspectives both in the region and globally. As a dynamic region, there are three major challenges to ensure this region as a peaceful region, namely the trust-deficit in relations among the countries in the region, the existence of territorial disputes which are still unresolved, and the challenge to manage the dynamic changes in the region.
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Inauguration of Echelon I and II Officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Friday, 10 May 2013
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Republic of Indonesia, Dr. Marty Natalegawa, inaugurated one Echelon I official and 14 Echelon II officials to hold structural positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Friday, May 10, 2013, at Gedung Pancasila. Furthermore, a letter of assignment for a person in charge of the echelon II official was announced in the event.
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Inspector General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Corruption Prevention and Eradication is a Joint Liability
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Wednesday, 08 May 2013
Inspector General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sugeng Rahardjo, confirmed that diplomats, should both be able to represent Indonesia in each accredited country and to have leadership spirit as well as managerial skills in carrying out their duties. This was conveyed in the Socialization of Public Services Policy and Good Governance in Abu Dhabi, UAE, this afternoon (08/05).
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The US and Canada are Committed to Strengthen their Partnership Cooperation with ASEAN
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Wednesday, 08 May 2013
“Indonesia will always play active roles and make efforts to boost the improvement and enhancement of partnership cooperations between ASEAN and its speaking partners, including the US and Canada, especially those focusing on the advantage of each speaking partner so that Indonesia is able to make maximum use of such a cooperation for the national interest and advancement of Indonesia”.
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Visiting Belarus, Speaker of Indonesian House of Representatives Boosts the Parliament’s Roles in Implementing Bilateral Cooperation
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Wednesday, 08 May 2013
Follow-ups from various parties of both countries in implementing cooperation commitment agreed upon by Indonesian and Belarus Governments are necessary. Based on this need, the Speaker of Indonesian House of Representatives, Marzuki Alie, paid a visit to the Republic of Belarus (03-06/05). His visit coincided with 20 year of diplomatic relationships between Indonesia – Belarus.
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Meeting Indonesian Delegates, Peru Reveals Its Intention to Learn SME and Fishery Development
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Tuesday, 07 May 2013
Peru assured its intention to learn from Indonesia’s experience in various fields such as small and medium enterprise development, fishery, and disaster management. It was revealed during the first Joint Commission Meeting in economy and technical cooperation between the Peruvian Government and the Indonesian Government which was held in Lima, 6 May 2013.
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Calling British Ambassador, Indonesian FM Confirms Indonesia’s Stand on Free West Papua Office
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Monday, 06 May 2013
FM Marty M. Natalegawa called British Ambassador Mark Canning, in Pejambon Monday morning (6/5/2013) in relation to the opening of Free West Papua Office in Oxford, UK. This step was carried out to support the attitude affirmationof the Indonesian Government to the British Government last Friday (3/5).
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Indonesia's economic diplomacy expected in Africa
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Monday, 06 May 2013
Mozambique Foreign Minister, Oldemiro Baloi found that politically Indonesia has a strong presence in Africa especially in the southern region. However, its presence needs to be strengthened further with economic diplomacy. Mozambique Foreign Minister made the statement above to the press after a meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister, Marty Natalegawa at Gedung Pancasila, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, today (Monday, 06/05).
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Jordan Delegates Paying a Courtesy Call to President SBY at Cikeas
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Sunday, 05 May 2013
Jordan delegates of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, which consisted of Prof. Dr. Abdul Salam Abbadi, former Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, and Prof. Dr. Abdullah Musa, the Rector of Yarmuk University, accompanied by Ambassador to Jordan, Teguh Wardoyo has paid a courtesy call to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who was accompanied by State Secretary, Sudi Silalahi on Saturday(27/04) at the President's private residence in Cikeas, Bogor.
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RI Protesting the Opening of Free West Papua Office in Oxford
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Saturday, 04 May 2013
Responding to news of the opening of the "Free West Papua office" in Oxford, England, Indonesian government expressed strong protest and object onto the development. "On our instructions, the Inddonesian ambassador in London has expressed the stance of the Government to the British Government", said Foreign Minister, RM Marty M. Natalegawa in Jakarta this afternoon (04/05). The same thing will be done to the British embassy in Jakarta.
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Enhancing Bilateral Cooperation, Indonesia-Colombia Holding First Session of the Joint Commission
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Saturday, 04 May 2013
Efforts to enhance bilateral relations between Indonesia and Colombia have been continually made by various stakeholders of the two countries. To make them more focused and coordinated, the two countries agreed to hold the first Joint Commission Meeting, in Bogota, Colombia (03/05). Director-General of America and Europe, Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani, led the Indonesian delegates at the meeting, while the Colombian delegates led by Deputy Foreign Minister Monica Lanzetta Mutis.
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Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation Wanting to Increase Cooperation with Indonesia
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Saturday, 04 May 2013
Indonesia and Tatarstan have great potential for further cooperation, such as in economics, trade and investment, as well as social and cultural education. This was stated by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam N. Minnikhanov during a courtesy call to the Foreign Minister, Marty M. Natalegawa at the Foreign Ministry, Jakarta (02/05).
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RI – China Agreed to Use Asean – China Working Group to Discuss COC
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Thursday, 02 May 2013
Indonesian Foreign Minister, Marty M. Natalegawa expressed the agreement between himself and the Secretary of the People's Republic of China (PRC), Wang Yi, to encourage discussion on the Code of Conduct (CoC) South China Sea(LCS) through the mechanism of the ASEAN-China Working Group. Of a meeting held on Thursday (02/05) at Gedung Pancasila, the Foreign Ministry, the two ministers had in-depth exchange of views on the issue of South China Sea.
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Having Strong Bilateral Relationship, PRC to Open Consulate General in Bali
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Thursday, 02 May 2013
Foreign Minister welcomes the plan to open consulate general of the PRC in Bali. "At present, relations between the two countries are very close and stable," stated Foreign Minister at a press conference after a bilateral meeting with PRC Foreign Minister at Gedung Pancasila, Ministry of Foreign Affairs this afternoon (02/05).
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Indonesian FM: Manage Information and Project Indonesian Roles
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Wednesday, 01 May 2013
As diplomats, we have to be good at managing information speed and volume. "Diplomats have to be good at selecting which information is relevant, actionable and useful ". Said FM Marty M. Natalegawa in the General Lecture at the School of Foreign Service (Sekdilu) batch 37, at the Education & Training Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this afternoon (01/05).
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The Progress of ASEAN Economic Pillar Reaches 77 Percent
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Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013
In moving forward into ASEAN 2015, the ASEAN Economic Community Pillar has reached a significant progress. In the 22nd ASEAN Summit yesterday (24-25/04), it was reported that ASEAN reached 77.54% action lines of all 259 measures from the Blue Print of economic pillars. This was what then pushed President SBY to establish the National Committee in order to guarantee Indonesia’s readiness.
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FM Marty: No Shortcut to Democracy
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Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013
The problems of pressure and even threat towards the civil society as well as freedom of expressing opinions in various regions in the world are basically symptoms or signals of no trust between the government and the society, said FM Marty Natalegawa in the plenary discussion of the Ministerial Conference of VII Democracy Community in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia, Monday, (29/04).
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Meeting Mongolian Foreign Minister, RI Foreign Minister Discussing Strengthening of Democracy
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Monday, 29 Apr 2013
Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa met his Mongolian counterpart, Luvsanvandan Bold, MP, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Sunday (28/04). During the meeting, the two ministers discussed strengthening cooperation between the two countries.
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Not Advancing to the Next Round, Indonesian’s Commitment to WTO Remains Strong
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Monday, 29 Apr 2013
Although eliminated from the nomination of Director General of the WTO, RI nonetheless confirms its strong commitment to the WTO and said it would continue to contribute. "RI reaffirms its strong commitment to the importance of the role of trade in development and maintaining the integrity of the multilateral trading system", stated in Indoensian official announcement which was read in Geneva (26/04).
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