Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said it was now time for Indonesia to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) to raise the country’s influence as a supporter of nuclear disarmament. “For Indonesia, the waiting time is over and the time to act has arrived. It is no longer appropriate for Indonesia to merely [...]
Indonesia says it will establish formal diplomatic relations with almost two dozen nations to boost trade and protect its citizens. After Indonesia forges new ties with 21 countries, mostly in Africa and the Caribbean, the nation will have diplomatic relations with every country in the world except Israel and Taiwan due to their “very unique [...]
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for the preservation of peace in Aceh which he said has been created through a long struggle and with a lot of sacrifices. “Do not let any idea from anyone from anywhere tear down the peace that has been created in Aceh through a long struggle and challenges and [...]
Indonesia has conducted a survey on the number and naming of its islands, a senior official said. The survey shows that Indonesia only has about 13,000 islands that scatter from Sabang in the west to Marauke in the east. “The total number of our islands is only about 13,000. This figure is based on data [...]
Minister of Defense Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) would install radar to monitor activities in the country’s waters from Ambalat in East Kalimantan to Tahuna in North Sulawesi. “All the territorial waters in the region from Ambalat to Tahuna would be covered by marine radars,” the minister said on the sidelines of [...]
Indonesia will ratify a nuclear test ban treaty soon, says the foreign minister, after previously deciding to hold off on ratification until the US made the first move. Marty Natalegawa told the House of Representatives on Thursday that he would officially announced the ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) during the Non-Proliferation Treaty [...]
Indonesian Ambassador for Norway and Iceland Esti Andayani has presented her credentials to the Norwegian King at the Royal Palace in Oslo Thursday, Third Secretary at the Indonesian Embassy in the Norwegian capital Febby Fahrani said Friday. On the occasion Ambassador Esti Andayani also conveyed President Susilo Bambang Yudoyono’s warmest greetings to King Harald V, [...]
Champions of democracy have praised Indonesia for upholding the concept, at Sunday’s opening of the 6th Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy in Jakarta. In his opening address, Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Indonesia was the only country in Southeast Asia that managed to nurture democracy despite challenges such as corruption and marginalization. [...]
Indonesia is ready to consider positively the interest of Russia and the US to participate in the East Asia Summit (EAS), Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said here on Monday. “We are ready to consider it positively if Russia has an interest and if the US is interested in joining the group (EAS),” he said. The [...]
Indonesia will highlight the progress made in Myanmar’s reforms and the implementation of ASEAN blueprints on economic, political, security and sociocultural issues at the 16th ASEAN Summit in Vietnam this week, the Foreign Ministry says. “Indonesia will address the issue of Myanmar at the summit and voice concerns over the urgency to ensure that the [...]
